Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny ...

So you're looking in the pantry or refrigerator and you're wondering about that jar of spaghetti sauce or maybe a jug of milk. The freshness date is past, but does that does that mean it's gone bad ...

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,” “use by” and ...

Food safety researchers have identified a specific group of foods that can cause serious illness, hospitalization, and in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law aimed at clearing up the meanings of expiration dates on foods. Assembly Bill 660 will require most expiration date labeling on food packaging to either use the ...

SAN DIEGO — Experts warn that confusing expiration dates on food packaging are causing families to waste thousands of dollars annually on perfectly edible food. A recent study by nonprofit ReFED found ...

Date labels. 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 ...