Labels you actually need to pay attention to on your food

Today, Melissa Jaeger, a registered dietician with Hy-Vee, is on Minnesota Live to help us demystify food labels.

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As the world tries to solve our problem with food waste, the UK is focusing on food labels. Major European grocery chains are removing the “best before” label as manufacturers say the label has nothing to do with food safety and may encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat. The U.S has no current plans to get rid of these labels, but what do these labels really mean?