Germany also uses "zu verbrauchen bis" which is a hard expiry date on goods that are perishable and often dangerous when expired. Minced meat, fish or poultry a

Germany also uses "zu verbrauchen bis" which is a hard expiry date on goods that are perishable and often dangerous when expired. Minced meat, fish or poultry are examples where that is used. Most people don't grok the difference though.