Holidays, day trips and impromptu barbecues can all mean we eat fewer meals at home than usual during the summer. While this is great for our social life, it could mean more food going out of date in ...

Expiration dates on food packages often reflect quality rather than safety, leaving confusion for many consumers. While some ...

Some shelf-stable foods are good well past their expiration date. But even so, some pantry staples deserve to get tossed aside. Lauren (@totesma_gotes), who admitted she’s not an expert nor a doctor, ...

Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny dot-matrix-printed numbers and wondered: “Does this mean my cheese might ...

Q Every time my daughter visits, she heads straight to my fridge and cupboards and throws out everything she says is out of date. Is that necessary? — AK, Winterville A I bet she is just trying to ...