best-before date

noun
🔊/ˌbest bɪˈfɔː deɪt/
🔊/ˌbest bɪˈfɔːr deɪt/
(British English)
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  1. a date printed on a container or package, advising you to use food or drink before this date as it will not be of such good quality after that最佳食用期限,最佳保质期,保存期限(见于食物或饮料包装)
    • The flour is not yet past its best-before date.面粉尚未过保质期。
    compare sell-by date