height must be used. Smaller type sizes may be used for information panel labelling on very small food packages. Date marking Date must be expressed in Pre-packaged food with durable life Not generally required for foods for Date of minimum durability (best numerical form, except for month of 90 days or less and packaged at retail sale before) or use by date required. which may be expressed in letters. a place other than the retail Day, month, year must be premises where it will be sold must Date of minimum durability shall be distinguishable. Must be expressed be marked with a preceded by if the ‘best before’ ‘best before’ in the order of day then month, or date. date includes an indication of the month then year (as appropriate). day, and before in ‘Best end…’ A pre-packaged product having a other cases. Must use the words durable life of 90 days or less and Use by date shall be preceded by ‘Best Before’, or packaged on the retail premises the words ‘Use By’, ‘Baked For’/’Bkd For’ ‘use by’. (as from which it is sold is required to ‘Baked On’/Bkd On’ appropriate), accompanied by the declare the date and The words use by/best before shall ‘packaged on’ date or a reference to where the the durable life of the food on the be accompanied by either the date date is located on the label. label or on a poster next to the itself or reference to where the date food. is given on the label. The year must be shown first, by at Use by date shall be followed by least the last two numbers of the description of storage conditions year. Year only needed if required that must be observed. for clarification. Month can be expressed in words or bilingual Date of freezing required for symbols, eg JA for January. The specified foods, eg pre-packed day of the month must follow the frozen meat. Date shall be month, expressed in numbers. preceded by the words ‘Frozen accompanied by the date on…’ Expiration date required itself or reference to where the date (eg ‘Exp’) on foods for special dietary use is given on the label. and by may replace ‘use date’ ‘best on fresh packaged yeast The date shall consist of the day, before’ only. month and year, in that order and in uncoded form.
height must be used. Smaller type sizes may be used for information panel labelling on very small food packages. Date marking Date must be expressed in numerical form, except for month which may be expressed in letters. Day, month, year must be distinguishable. Must be expressed in the order of day then month, or month then year (as appropriate). Must use the words ‘Best Before’, ‘Use By’, ‘Baked For’/’Bkd For’ or ‘Baked On’/Bkd On’ (as appropriate), accompanied by the date or a reference to where the date is located on the label. Pre-packaged food with durable life of 90 days or less and packaged at a place other than the retail premises where it will be sold must be marked with a ‘best before’ date. A pre-packaged product having a durable life of 90 days or less and packaged on the retail premises from which it is sold is required to declare the ‘packaged on’ date and the durable life of the food on the label or on a poster next to the food. The year must be shown first, by at least the last two numbers of the year. Year only needed if required for clarification. Month can be expressed in words or bilingual symbols, eg JA for January. The day of the month must follow the month, expressed in numbers. Expiration date (eg ‘Exp’) required on foods for special dietary use and ‘use by date’ may replace ‘best before’ on fresh packaged yeast only. Not generally required for foods for retail sale Date of minimum durability (best before) or use by date required. Date of minimum durability shall be preceded by ‘best before’ if the date includes an indication of the day, and ‘Best before end…’ in other cases. Use by date shall be preceded by the words ‘use by’. The words use by/best before shall be accompanied by either the date itself or reference to where the date is given on the label. Use by date shall be followed by description of storage conditions that must be observed. Date of freezing required for specified foods, eg pre-packed frozen meat. Date shall be preceded by the words ‘Frozen on…’ accompanied by the date itself or reference to where the date is given on the label. The date shall consist of the day, month and year, in that order and in uncoded form.