The FDA provides guidance explaining food ingredient and packaging terms that help businesses better understand labels, ...

Federal law does not require most food expiration dates. Learn how food date labels work and what really signals spoilage.

Did you know most food date labels like 'best by' and 'sell by' are not about food safety? This video debunks common myths around expiration dates, explains the real meaning behind these labels, and s ...

A new California law designed to standardize food expiration labeling and reduce food waste will take effect starting July 1.

California's standardized food date-labeling law requires uniform wording for quality and safety dates while eliminating ...

California will replace "sell by" labels with labels using standardized language in an effort to reduce food waste.

Now, manufacturers selling food in California must use two standardized labels — a “Best if Used By” label for peak quality ...

During the 1990s, America struggled with E. Coli 0157:H7 in our food. Lives were lost, many of them children, and other victims were left with life-changing disabilities. Throughout that time, a very ...

Food labels can be confusing, and telling the difference between similar-sounding claims on food packages is sometimes downright baffling. Does “multigrain” mean “whole grain”? Which will have less ...

Half of Americans (53 percent) feel like food labels are sometimes misleading, new research suggests. In fact, mistrust in food labels extends to 11 percent of Americans who find food labels to be ...

A slate of new state and federal laws took effect Wednesday, including an increase in California's gas tax and other laws that impact how you repay student loans and the way your groceries are labeled ...

There's no one-size-fits-all definition of "good" farming. Each field is different, each farm is different, and every ...