best before date

English

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

• Czech: minimální trvanlivost
• Danish: udløbsdato c
• Finnish: parasta ennen -päiväys
• German: Mindesthaltbarkeit (de), Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum (de)
• Japanese: 賞味期限 (ja) (shoumikigen)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: best-før-dato m, holdbarhetsdato m, utløpsdato m

• Slovak: minimálna trvanlivosť
• Spanish: fecha de caducidad f
• Swedish: bästföredatum n