
FDA and USDA tackle food date labels to help consumers make better choices
What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

What’s the difference between “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By”? And how does date labeling affect waste and spending? The FDA and USDA are working on a solution.

Chronic diseases such as hypertension are linked to a high sodium intake. The FDA proposed changes to its salt standards so that food manufacturers can use salt substitutes and lower the sodium content in processed food.

Citing growing consumer concern over the ubiquity of refined seed oils throughout the global food supply chain, the Seed Oil Free Alliance, an independent certifying organization advised by a coalition of public health and nutrition experts, created the “Seed Oil Free Certified” Standards and Certification Program.

New recommendations set water quality standards for these “forever chemicals” that adversely affect human health.

Before you wishcycle plastic items, make sure they don’t contain degradable additives.