Cereal. Past Food Expiration Date: 6-8 months unopened, 4-5 months opened. Perhaps the most egregious example of misleading ...

How to track your food’s expiration date. The easiest labeling method is the tried and true tape and marker. Write the date on the tape and stick it on the packaging.

When you walk into a supermarket and pick up an item — anything from milk to cereal to a can of beans — you’ll likely see a little date on the package preceded by “enjoy by,” “sell by ...

Expiration confusion doesn’t just cost you money. It also affects hunger relief efforts. Many food banks accept non-perishables beyond their printed dates, as long as the food passes visual and ...

Turns out you may still be able to use a lot of these items, since food expiration dates or best by dates are actually not a hard-and-fast rule. In fact, federal law doesn't even require ...

Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny dot-matrix-printed numbers and wondered: “Does this mean my cheese ...

When you walk into a supermarket and pick up an item — anything from milk to cereal to a can of beans — you’ll likely see a little date on the package preceded by “enjoy by,” “sell by ...