Expiration dates on our foods serve an important purpose, but there’s more to these timelines than just tossing ingredients ...

Chances are, yes, because as it turns out, those “best by,” “use by” and “sell by” food labels are — with some exceptions — not about safety. “With the majority of products on which you may see that ...

Researchers say that 20% of food waste in the United States is caused by confusion over “sell-by” dates, or “use-by” dates, ...

A survey found those who grew up after labels including "best before" dates were introduced in the 1970s relied heavily on ...

For all other food products, federal regulations don’t require a date label. “Quality is quality and food safety is food safety,” MacMullan said. You don’t need to automatically throw away ...

while the latter relates to safety, but the study suggests that younger consumers often treat all date labels as warnings to throw food away. 'This is likely due to a combination of factors ...

Gen Z and millennials throw food away before it’s gone off and ahead of the date on the packaging, a Harvard study has found. The data shows this includes any label such as “best before ...