use-by date
Definitions
Commerce
- noun a date printed on a packet of food showing the last date on which the contents should be used.
Food
(written as use-by-date)
date mark used on packaged food which is intended to be consumed within 6 weeks. Under UK regulations this date may be changed by the manufacturer after the first date has expired.- noun an indication of when a perishable food product will not longer be edible, a required element in food labelling in the UK
Travel
- noun a date stamped on the label of a food product, which is the last date on which the food can be safely eaten.
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