Learn how these labels affect the safety of milk, meat and pantry staples, and when it’s still OK to eat them.

Understand the risks of eating meat after it spoils. Learn about food poisoning, signs of spoilage, and how to prevent eating potentially harmful microbes.

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 ...

What do “best by,” “use by” and “sell by” on food product labels really mean? — -- We’ve all seen the “best by,” “use by,” “enjoy by” and “sell by” on food labels, but what do they really mean?

Not only is spoiled meat and poultry nasty (you don’t want a decaying cutlet stinking up your fridge, much less percolating in your GI tract), it also amounts to a waste of money and food, so it’s ...