The law standardizes language around expiration dates, aiming to minimize confusion about when food is safe to eat. More than one-third of food sold nationwide is wasted, the U.S.D.A. says.

A new California law went into effect Wednesday that bans “sell by” food labels as part of a statewide effort to cut down on food waste. Food manufacturers now must use one or both of two labels that ...

Consumers will have only two labels to understand the quality and safety of a food item, starting July 1.

California will ban ‘sell by’ labels, replacing them with clearer ‘use by’ and ‘best if used by’ dates to reduce waste.

Imagine a glass of sugarcane juice. It can already contain more than five teaspoons of sugar. Now imagine someone adds mango ...