The European Commission has urged caution about the expiry date marking of highly perishable food after multinational food concern Danone announced plans to get rid of the ‘use by’ reference for its dairy products.
On Tuesday (20 April), the Belgian branch of the Paris-based Danone announced it will implement a new expiry date display on its products gradually moving from a ‘use by’ to a ‘best before’ date marking,
Although seemingly similar, the ‘use by’ date on food is about safety, meaning foods should not be eaten after this date, regardless of their appearance, whereas the ‘best before’ refers to quality, meaning food is still safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best.
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