California shoppers are about to see a quiet but sweeping change on grocery shelves: the familiar "sell by" date is being ...

McDonald?s might as well have a bull?s-eye painted on its chest. The reigning king of the fast food industry has recently had to deal with lawsuits, angry consumer groups, accusations that its food ...

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...

California wants to help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat. Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no ...

Ms. Morgan is a food systems consultant. Mr. Bittman is a former Opinion columnist and a special adviser on food at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Whether you shop for food in ...