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 labels can also make the product look more appealing ... Most products must show a use-by date or a best-before date. A use-by date tells us that we must only use the product up until that ...

Are you OK? 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 ...

Professor Emily Broad Leib, an expert in food law at Harvard University in the US, surveyed more than 2,000 Americans who were shown eight different labels. These included “use by”, “sell by ...

Here’s a surprisingly little secret: You know all those dates you see on food products—sell by, use by, best before? Those dates do not indicate the safety of your food, and generally speaking ...

We tend to think of food as healthy or unhealthy ... The 'no added sugar' label doesn't guarantee a low sugar content. Companies use fruit juice concentrate as a sweetener, as it does not have ...

US Health Agencies Delay Decision on Definition of 'Healthy' on Food Labels (Reuters ... "healthy" that manufacturers can voluntarily use on food packages. The final rule is delayed until ...