Clearing Up the Confusion Around Date Labels on Packaged Foods for 01/29/2025. Story by Mary Hunt • 1w. N o doubt, you've noticed that some food products come with dates and codes printed on them.

By the 1980s, date labeling became a routine feature on packaged foods; yet despite dozens of attempts by Congress to pass federal legislation, the food industry succeeded in keeping date labels ...

A new California law aims to clarify the labels on packaged foods, such as 'sell by,' 'best if used by' and 'use by.' Here's what they mean.

Until this food date labeling reform bill, there were over “50 differently phrased date labels” among packaged foods, according to environmental nonprofit the Natural Resources Defense Council.

As the original author of California’s first food date labeling law in 2017, I applaud Assemblymember Irwin for her persistence in ensuring that standardized date labels will reduce consumer ...

An expiration date on a bag of rice. The different terminology on unregulated food labels, such as "best by," "sell by," "use by," sow confusion among consumers.

Many consumers believe date labels indicate when packaged foods are no longer safe to eat, but in fact that's not correct. "All of those dates are really there for food quality.

A "sell by" date is seen on a package of Milano cookies, Aug. 21 in Chicago. As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit, in particular, is drawing scrutiny ...

As the original author of California’s first food date labeling law in 2017, I applaud Assemblymember Irwin for her persistence in ensuring that standardized date labels will reduce consumer ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed that food companies display nutrition labels on the front of the packages, in its latest push under the outgoing Biden administration to ...

No doubt, you’ve noticed that some food products come with dates and codes printed on them. And who isn’t noticing this more now as food costs are skyrocketing?