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This notion, sometimes shown as ''BBE (best before end)'', seems to be available in many countries with the same meaning: best before is related to food quality and not food safety. ''The food will be safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best''<ref>https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/best-before-and-use-by-dates</ref>.
 
This notion, sometimes shown as ''BBE (best before end)'', seems to be available in many countries with the same meaning: best before is related to food quality and not food safety. ''The food will be safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best''<ref>https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/best-before-and-use-by-dates</ref>.
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* Australia and New Zealand: "''Most foods have a best before date. You can still eat foods for a while after the best before date as they should be safe but they may have lost some quality. Foods that have a best before date can legally be sold after that date provided the food is fit for human consumption''"<ref name=":0">https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/dates/Pages/default.aspx</ref>, tells the official foodstandards.gov.au.
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=== Australia and New Zealand ===
* Canada
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* "''Most foods have a best before date. You can still eat foods for a while after the best before date as they should be safe but they may have lost some quality. Foods that have a best before date can legally be sold after that date provided the food is fit for human consumption''"<ref name=":0">https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumer/labelling/dates/Pages/default.aspx</ref>, tells the official foodstandards.gov.au.
* Europe: see https://refreshcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fw_lib_best_before_en.pdf
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=== Canada ===
* France: this is called ''Date Limite d'Utilisation Optimale (DLUO)'' « à consommer de préférence jusqu'au/avant le… ». These sentences have to be mentioned completely.
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=== Europe ===
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* see https://refreshcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fw_lib_best_before_en.pdf
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=== France ===
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* this is called ''Date Limite d'Utilisation Optimale (DLUO)'' « à consommer de préférence jusqu'au/avant le… ». These sentences have to be mentioned completely.
 
** "Les emballages des œufs comportent des mentions obligatoires, notamment :
 
** "Les emballages des œufs comportent des mentions obligatoires, notamment :
 
*** La Date de Consommation Recommandée (DCR) <ref name=":1">https://agriculture.gouv.fr/etiquetage-des-oeufs-mode-demploi</ref>
 
*** La Date de Consommation Recommandée (DCR) <ref name=":1">https://agriculture.gouv.fr/etiquetage-des-oeufs-mode-demploi</ref>
* United Kingdom
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=== United Kingdom ===
* USA: Best if used by/best before seem commonly used. "''A '''"Best if Used By/Before"''' date indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality.  It is not a purchase or safety date''" <ref name=":2">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating</ref>.
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=== USA ===
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* Best if used by/best before seem commonly used. "''A '''"Best if Used By/Before"''' date indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality.  It is not a purchase or safety date''" <ref name=":2">https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating</ref>.
    
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