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By Dr. Mercola Foodborne illness is a major problem in developed countries like the U.S., but one tactic many Americans rely on to prevent it is seriously misled. A new survey on household food waste in the U.S. revealed that more than 68 percent of...

By The original uploader was Bando26 at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons June 28, 2016; Christian Science Monitor Before you throw out those eggs that have passed their “best by” date, ask yourself if you know what exactly that...

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree applauded new industry standards on food date labeling released today by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute. She will soon be reintroducing legislation to set a national uniform system...

Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture, San Francisco 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...

An analyses of the U.S. food date labeling system has concluded the system is basically worthless and misleading. The examination was conducted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an international nonprofit environmental organization with...