NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.

The law standardizes language around expiration dates, aiming to minimize confusion about when food is safe to eat. More than ...

Listeria infections are on the rise, and around 15% of people in the EU who contract the infection die from it.

Mullin v. Doe, Wolford v. Lopez, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, and Monsanto v. Durnell. In Mullin v. Doe, the court held, by ...

A new California law designed to standardize food expiration labeling and reduce food waste will take effect starting July 1.

A federal proposal would require a small “nutrition info” box on the front of most packaged foods describing if saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content was “low,” “medium,” or “high.” A new ...

Walmart is expanding digital shelf labels to all of its U.S. locations within the next year. Instead of paper, hand-replaced price tags on shelves, Walmart stores will soon display digital price tags, ...

EU officials say other legal measures could cover low-carbon steel Low-carbon steelmakers say they need label quickly to help sell their product Draft law could still change before publication ...

The Supreme Court has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to consider introducing mandatory front-of-package warning labels (FOPL) on packaged food products high in sugar, ...

Food labels can communicate many things. In some countries, they highlight if a product is high in fat, salt or sugar. In others, they may promote benefits like added fibre or protein. But now, a new ...