Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny dot-matrix-printed numbers and wondered: “Does this mean my cheese might kill me?” If so, ...

California recently passed a law that requires the standardization of food date labels — "best if used by" indicating when food is at its peak freshness and "use by" for food safety concerns.

Europe’s comparatively cautious approach to food additives is the envy of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make ...

New research uncovers how hyper-palatable foods saturate the US food supply and highlights urgent public health challenges ...

Grocery expiration labels can be intimidating, especially for dairy and meats. Manufacturers give their best guess as to when food will reach its peak quality with phrases like “best by ...

Food labels can help you make better decisions about ... including the number of servings in the package, and compare it to how much you're actually eating. Don't confuse portion size with serving ...

A new California law further regulates food safety labels and will take effect in 2026. “Sell by” labels, used by grocers to help rotate stock, will be banned. “Best if used by” indicates ...

Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them ... ReFED, a nonprofit dedicated to food waste reduction, estimates that confusion over those dates and phrases leads U.S ...