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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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* Canada
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* Europe: see https://refreshcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fw_lib_best_before_en.pdf
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* 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.
 
* United Kingdom
 
* United Kingdom
* Canada
   
* USA: Best if used by/best before seem commonly used<ref>https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating</ref>.
 
* USA: Best if used by/best before seem commonly used<ref>https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating</ref>.
* 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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== Use-by ==
 
== Use-by ==
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This notion seems to be available in many countries with the same meaning: the products with a use-by date mustn't be eaten after this date.
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* Australia and New Zealand: "''Foods that must be eaten before a certain time for health or safety reasons should be marked with a use by date. Foods should not be eaten after the use by date and can’t legally be sold after this date because they may pose a health or safety risk.''" <ref name=":0" />
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* France: "à consommer jusqu'au", "date limite de consommation (DLC)" [...]
    
== Sell-by ==
 
== Sell-by ==

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