Nearly half (48%) of respondents correctly believe these labels signal when a product begins to decline in quality. Another ...

WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture are taking another look at food date labels ... quality begins to wane as well as the time frame when ...

announced last week that it is requesting information from the food industry on labeling practices and preferences, as well as for research results on how consumers perceive date labels and any ...

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 ...

Federal regulations require infant formula to include a food date label to ensure that the product contains the right amount of nutrients and can pass through a typical bottle nipple, according to ...

With the exception of infant formula, date labels on packaged food are not federally regulated ... of public interest in health, safety and well-being. Murray said the new law would send ...

announced last week that it is requesting information from the food industry on labeling practices and preferences, as well as for research results on how consumers perceive date labels and any ...

Only infant formula is required by federal law to be dated. "Date labels usually indicate when food will be at its optimal freshness," said Nina Sevilla, program advocate for the food waste ...

more U.S. consumers are discarding edible food prematurely due to misperceptions of food date labels NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers report discarding food near or past the ...

With the exception of infant formula, date labels on packaged food are not federally regulated ... of public interest in health, safety and well-being. Murray said the new law would send ...

announced last week that it is requesting information from the food industry on labeling practices and preferences, as well as for research results on how consumers perceive date labels and any ...