Not all food and drink products require a ‘use-by’ or a best before’ durability date. Some products are exempt but must include a lot number:
Exempt products are:
- wines, liqueur wines, sparkling wines, aromatised wines and similar products made from fruit other than grapes
- drinks made from fermented grapes or grape musts
- drinks containing 10% or more alcohol by volume
- baked or pastry goods which are normally consumed within 24 hours of being made
- vinegar
- cooking salt
- solid sugar
- confectionery made almost solely of flavoured or coloured sugars
- chewing gums and similar chewing products
- fresh fruit and vegetables which have not been peeled, cut or similarly treated (except for sprouting seeds and similar products, like legume sprouts)
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