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I think the confusion is due to the fact that some products have both types of date marking, some have only use-by, and some have only best-by. Some consistency
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
I think the confusion is due to the fact that some products have both types of date marking, some have only use-by, and some have only best-by. Some consistency would go a long way to fixing the confusion. If you have both on the product it's clear.
- jwdunne 10y agoI don't think I've seen this before but good point. I'd have thought use by would be equivalent to best before in that case. Usually the use by is a couple of days, up to a week e.g meat, milk, etc.
- awjr 10y agoUse By = Unsafe to eat. Can make you sick or even kill you. Best Before = Tastes funny. Found a bag of crisps(chips) with a Best Before of about two years ago. Tasted horrible, but not unsafe to eat. Although I do take some Use By dates as a guide only. Eating yoghurt within 4-5 days of the use by is usually ok.