"best before date" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: best before dates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} best before date (plural best before dates)
  1. A food quality marking which denotes the date until which a food item is guaranteed to be at its best. Synonyms: best-before date, best-by date Coordinate_terms: sell-by date, use-by date, expiration date, expiry date, issue date Translations (date until which a food product is at its best quality): minimální trvanlivost (Czech), udløbsdato [common-gender] (Danish), parasta ennen -päiväys (Finnish), Mindesthaltbarkeit (German), Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum (German), best-før-dato [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), holdbarhetsdato [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), utløpsdato [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), minimálna trvanlivosť (Slovak), bästföredatum [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-best_before_date-en-noun-7uZOxopO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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