A use-by date on food is about safety.
This is the most important date to remember.
Food that is past its use-by date should not be used, sold, or donated. This must be treated as waste.
It is illegal to sell product past its ‘use-by’ date. However, it is fine to sell product past its ‘best before’ date.
Never eat food after the use-by date, even if it looks and smells ok, as it could make you very ill.
You can eat food until midnight on the use-by date shown on a product, but not after.
Visit Food Standards Agency for more information.
