Before you throw out an expired food item in your fridge, think twice. Expiration dates on most packaging are about quality control rather than food safety. Even if a product is past its best-by date, it might still be safe.
| Headlines for a healthier you | | | Before you throw out an expired food item in your fridge, think twice. Expiration dates on most packaging are about quality control rather than food safety. Even if a product is past its best-by date, it might still be safe. | | Know More | | There is no universal standard for describing expiration dates on food labels in the United States. Consumer confusion about expiration dates has contributed to at least 20% of our food waste every year. | | Feel Better | | Refrigerated eggs, for example, can last three to five weeks past the sell-by date. Unopened milk can last five to seven days past its expiration date—you can tell it's spoiled if it smells sour or looks yellow and lumpy. Rather than relying on the labeled date, use your senses to gauge whether something has gone bad. | | |  | What Else Should You Know | | | Food Internet smelled something rancid about a Pepto-looking Pink Sauce. The viral sauce, available for online purchase, had several labeling errors and didn't call for refrigeration even though it contains milk. Here's what you should know when you buy food from places like Instagram or Etsy. | | | | | If you test positive for COVID-19 after your five-day isolation period, you might still be infectious. According to the CDC, patients with mild to moderate COVID remain contagious no longer than 10 days after symptom onset. But for patients who have severe COVID, the infectious period can stretch to 20 days. | | | |  | In Other News | | | | |
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