Not Necessarily Stale, Find Out the Difference Between 'Expiry Date' and 'Best Before' Labels

Belum Tentu Basi, Cari Tahu Beda Label ‘Expiry Date’ dan ‘Best Before’

Not Necessarily Stale, Find Out the Difference Between 'Expiry Date' and 'Best Before' Labels

Dream - When shopping at supermarkets or online and offline stores, not many people check the labels on product packaging. If there is any information sought on the packaging, it is usually the type and expiration date.

Although not all products have expiration dates. Some products only have 'best before' or 'use by' dates. Usually when looking at the 'best before' date, everyone will treat it the same as an expiration date.

If that information is on food products, someone might immediately discard it when it has passed the 'best before' date. However, the 'best before' date information is not the same as the expiration date.

"Listen to the difference between the two dates through the explanation of the Food and Nutrition Engineering student, owner of Instagram account @vincent.lianny, as follows."

"Expiration Date"

"Expired means the length of time a product is in good condition. Before it is no longer safe to consume," said Vincent, who is a Food Engineering student at ITB. That means, the product is not safe to use or consume after the expiration date."

"So if the product has passed the expiration date, it is forbidden to consume. We often find this expiration sign in supplements and medications."

"Clearly."

The expiration date is also often abbreviated as 'ED' which is located on the outer or inner packaging of the product. Some products have expiration date information that is not clearly visible, so Sahabat Dream must pay close attention to the entire packaging under the light to ensure that a product is safe to consume or use. This often happens with skincare products.

"Date 'Best Before'"

Different from the expiration date, the label 'best before' is information about the period of time a product can maintain its properties. So, it is more associated with the quality of food, such as taste, texture, aroma.

"If it's past the 'best before' date, it is still safe to consume for a while. However, we may not get the best condition of the food. It is important to underline that we still need to be cautious and check for the presence of growing mushrooms or noticeable changes."
Lianny said, who is a Nutrition Study student at UI.

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Therefore, friends of Dream do not need to panic when accidentally consuming food that has passed the 'best before' date. However, always pay attention to both pieces of information on the packaging label and immediately use or consume certain products after purchase to avoid wasting them.

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