The choice of best-before dates does not only depend on actual spoiling of goods but are also chosen to include factors like how a product looks or if the textu

The choice of best-before dates does not only depend on actual spoiling of goods but are also chosen to include factors like how a product looks or if the texture is still "acceptable". That is a product can still be perfectly edible at that point but the date was chosen because e.g. chocolate does no longer look good after that time.