best before date

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best before date

noun best before dates · best-before date

  1. A quality marking which denotes the date until which a food, cosmetic, or other perishable item is guaranteed to be at its best.

    Similar: best-by date

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noun date until which a food product is at its best quality

Españolfecha de caducidad
日本語賞味期限 shōmikigen
DeutschMindesthaltbarkeit, Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum

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@misc{best_before_date_2026,
  title = {best before date},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/best%20before%20date},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}