Expiration date

Are you as confused as I am when it comes to food expiration dates? There are so many ways that things are labeled and dated, even mystery codes that you need a key to crack! Here’s what all the various terms mean so that you can make informed decisions when purchasing or deciding if something is worth keeping or throwing away. One of the main reasons why food expiration labeling is so confusing is that, with the exception of infant formula, product dating is not regulated.

Here are some of the expiration dates you can totally disregard and some you should never ignore.

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What do those "best by" dates really mean?

Are you as confused as I am when it comes to food expiration dates? There are so many ways that things are labeled and dated, even mystery codes that you need a key to crack! Here’s what all the various terms mean so that you can make informed decisions when purchasing or deciding if something is worth keeping or throwing away. One of the main reasons why food expiration labeling is so confusing is that, with the exception of infant formula, product dating is not regulated.

Find out if food expiration dates matter, if you need to throw food away by the date printed on the carton, how long you have before it really goes bad.

Consumer Reports can help you determine if expired food is safe to eat, noting that confusion over expiration dates leads Americans to throw out food when it might still be good.

Read this before throwing out “expired” food.

Whether in your own arsenal or on retail shelves, cosmetics, styling elixirs and other beauty products don’t last indefinitely—especially once opened.