The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.

Confusion about whether food is safe to eat after “sell by,” “use by” and “best by” dates accounts for an estimated 20% of food wasted in the home, according to FDA, which is why the agency and USDA ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering HB 3018, which would require thousands of Oregon businesses - from hospitals to restaurants to food producers - to compost their food waste. Nationwide, an estimated ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Most Americans are needlessly tossing out packaged food—not because it’s gone bad, but because they take the date stamped on it far too literally. That’s according ...