Expiration-date confusion has serious consequences. Nearly half (40%) of all food produced in the United States goes to waste annually, and a big part of that is due to confusio… See more

You may see either or both types of these dates on your food: 1. “Closed” (or “coded”) dates are a series of letters and/or numbers that manufacturers use to identify the batch, date and lo… See more

If the best-by date signifies when quality starts to drop, what does the sell-by date mean? As you might’ve guessed by its name, the sell-by date tells the store how long to disp… See more

If you want to consume a product at peak quality, pay attention to the use-by date. That’s what the manufacturer says is the last date you can use a product before quality start… See more