KEYT

California passes nation’s first mandatory food date labeling reform bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 660 into law which standardizes food date labels in an effort to prevent food waste statewide. "Having to wonder whether our food is still ...
The Spokesman-Review

U.S. food date labels are broken. The government is trying to fix them

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 agencies, ...
unr.edu

What do food label dates really mean?

As part of National Food Safety Month, Hans Weding, Extension registered dietitian and certified ServSafe instructor who has led numerous food safety training courses for professionals in the food and ...
phillyvoice.com

'Sell by,' 'best by' and 'use by' dates can be confusing; here's how to make sense of them

If "sell by," "use by" and other food label dates seem confusing, there's a reason. Federal regulations do not require product dating labels except for infant formula, according to the U.S. Department ...
Food

FDA mulls standard date labels to reduce food waste

Confusion about whether food is safe to eat after “sell by,” “use by” and “best by” dates accounts for an estimated 20% of food wasted in the home, according to FDA, which is why the agency and USDA ...
KSL

Food for thought: How understanding date labels can prevent food waste

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...
Philadelphia Tribune

US food date labels are broken. The government is trying to fix them.

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