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Expiration Date

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A date used to indicate how long a food item can remain on a shelf before it is no longer considered fresh or of a quality level sufficient to be sold to consumers. Expiration dates are most often used for fresh products with shorter shelf lives, such as milk, meat, poultry, seafood, fish, baked goods, and similar items that may spoil within days. Consumers should not purchase products displaying an Expiration Date that has passed the day it is being purchased, since the item has reached a point where it is to be removed from the store shelves. An Expiration Date may also be referred to as Should Not Purchase After Date, Use Before Date, or Use By Date. See also Best If Used By Date, Sell By Date, Use By Date.

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Glossary Terms
Date Sugar

Date Sugar

An unprocessed sugar made from dehydrated dates that are ground into small bits to be used as a sweetener. Since the bits do not blend into or dissolve easily when added to other ...
Date

Date

An oblong, brown, and very sweet fruit of the date palm tree native to the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia. The fruit surrounds a large pit that must be removed for ...
Chinese Date

Chinese Date

A fruit native to China that is much like a date in its appearance, flavor, and texture, but is not related to the date. The fruit is very sweet with a high percentage of sugar. ...
Use By Date

Use By Date

A date used to indicate how long a food item can remain on a shelf before it is no longer considered to be fresh and of a quality that can be sold to consumers. Use By Dates are ...
Sell By Date

Sell By Date

A date used to indicate how long a food item can remain on a shelf before it is no longer considered fresh or of a quality level sufficient to be sold to consumers. Sell By Dates ...
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