According to NHS guidelines, the use-by date means food has to be eaten by that time ... sees connoisseurs paying over the odds for consuming essentially what is mouldy meat.

Let’s be real—staring at an expiration date on a yogurt container and wondering, Can I still eat this? is basically a universal experience. But food safety isn’t about guesswork; it’s ...

ReFED estimates that U.S. consumers waste close to 35 million tons of food annually at a value of nearly $800 per person. Confusion over date labels alone leads U.S. consumers to throw away about ...

The truth is that expiration dates largely depend on the type of food and its chemical composition, according to food scientist Bryan Quoc Le. In fact, some foods may start to spoil but are not ...

1 The 2025 survey, conducted January 10-14, 2025, by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. adults, found that 43% of U.S. consumers say they always or usually discard food near or past the label date ...