Most Americans occasionally throw away food just because of the date on the label and many always do. But these 'sell by' or ...

There’s a good chance that you or someone you know has trashed perfectly good food over confusion about date labels. Now, the ...

The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.

“Consumers regularly misinterpret date labels to be indicating the safety of food when in fact they are not,” she says. The three most commonly used labels are: “use by,” “best if used ...

USDA and FDA do not broadly impose any standardized food date labeling requirements. With the exception of infant formula, FDA does not require food companies to place "expired by," "use by," "best ...

There’s a good chance that you or someone you know has trashed perfectly good food over confusion about date labels. Now, the U.S. government is looking for a fix. A group of four federal ...

The label incorrectly gives a use-by date a full month after the meat will be deemed unsafe to eat as shoppers warned 'do not ...

The UK's food safety watchdog has warned households to take care over Christmas after revealing that many people are taking ...

Some 45% of people are playing “buffet roulette” by admitting they would be likely to leave food from the fridge out for ...

Tesco has taken immediate action by issuing recall notices in their stores to alert customers about the safety risk. The ...

The Food Standards Agency has carried out research that revealed how people were likely to take risks with food hygiene over ...