英和和英

名詞

best before (plural best befores)

1. (informal) Clipping of best before date.

   What's the best before on the milk?

   • 2009 November 10, Tamsyn Kent, “Thriving trade in out-of-date best-before foods”, in BBC News‎, archived from the original on 12 November 2009:

     Secretary of State for the Environment Hilary Benn has suggested sell-by dates should be scrapped and best-befores ignored.

   • 2016 November 8, Eleanor Jones, “11 foods you can eat after their sell-by date”, in Cosmopolitan‎, archived from the original on 26 August 2017:

     The best before on bread is just a guideline - they might not be at their best after this point, but loaves that've gone a bit hard can be eaten without any problems.

   • 2022 November 15, Aimee Shaw, “Savvy shoppers seek out 'expired' food to combat rising grocery prices”, in Stuff‎, archived from the original on 14 November 2022:

     We have quite a bit [of stock] at the moment from containers coming in that aren’t getting through quick enough so the dates are short and past best befores.