Part of being a smart shopper is paying attention to the labels on packaged foods. They carry a lot of information, some of it factual and some of it purely marketing. As a rule, the more processed a ...

A lot of the food packaging you see is designed to catch your eye. Some experts say the labels don’t always tell the whole ...

Marketers will do anything to sell products, and that includes using terms that don't actually have much meaning. That ...

Summit, NJ - February 7, 2026 - Cape Crystal Brands, a food-science-focused ingredient company founded by food ...

Last year, Indiana passed a law that (1) banned the sale and production of cultured meat until July 1, 2027; and (2) requires, after the ban expires, that cultured meat packaging have the exact phrase ...

What’s in a label? A guide to understanding what natural, organic, free-range, hormone-free…really mean. From meat to dairy, produce to pasta, food labels tout all sorts of claims that probably ...

If "sell by," "use by" and other food label dates seem confusing, there's a reason. Federal regulations do not require product dating labels except for infant formula, according to the U.S. Department ...

WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Agriculture are taking another look at food date labels, namely at how they’re used by food producers and manufacturers and ...

Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Food expiration labels with words like "best by," "sell ...

The Canadian government's recent approval of the first gene-edited animal to enter the food system has reignited debates over ...