We're a small online store based in Germany that sells favourite South African groceries, delivering to all mainland European countries and Ireland. Best Before vs Use By Date
Saffa Shop·Thursday, July 26, 2018·
Hi Folks
Now and again we sell products where the "Best Before" date is about to or has already expired. This is standard practice, not only with us and other online shops, but also at your local supermarket. Please allow me explain the SA law:
1. “Best before” date: mandatory for non-perishables but no prohibition placed on the sale thereof after the date has expired in view of it relating only to the optimum freshness, thus quality aspects, of these products.
---> In other words, it's OK to eat it, e.g. The samp used in the my live streaming video in June 2018 was bought in SA in 2014 and had an expiry date of 11/2014. Beer, however, does lose it’s fizz and may change flavour. This generally happens only after a long time (12-18 months) after the BB date has passed.
2. "Use by” (or expiry) date: mandatory on perishable pre-packaged foodstuffs and a prohibition regarding the sale thereof after the date has expired as it relates to the safety and/or suitability of the products in question, i.e. microbial growth.
---> These should not be eaten as it could cause illness. This could be fresh anything, dairy products, e.g. cheese, yoghurt, bread, meat.
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At Saffa Shop, all products sold have only a Best Before date. But if you're gonna leave your boeries lying in the damp cellar for 5 days, then you're on your own, baby.
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More infor to what we stated above. https://www.facebook.com/nachhaltigewelt/videos/568793336938839/?__tn__=kCH-R&eid=ARBSSbg_ZVWmKKztA1sysRsYNh5XhSidw5wF0L20XfShwPVS91gk6eWiqRgXxd0yXRgmyq2KdRuFn5mj&hc_ref=ARQx-H2RzKIBdfj8WEtOUf30SQ_lwGcMFbDBPhzvSllexC47Wa-mRAdvFQ1aGSbjlq0&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARBxlSJGWSX4lxBlWExf2i6wAQVgl6bhqQzRJ-fu1mKPsaZrjABbTFuYM7yX3BlGTXIuvOPYPO71i9z_RVvDwceNfK5WInPX_xcHtfkUOuNWNa0l9zn-P7EA0YiedXR-VkT1zGU-Vpm5XzWn9VmBWfJXc4eJTWnaOySX4Xpa8dCMc88HQRkSMKwA5RGn1X_rG3UYhmsW7y8FLQ5K0i2MrOGJlo4F7BeVebo4SM3xWUItAei5rVyLQpb-IZMkgX8goaINOHFNMQ0nc8TY4IbqmVBds6K-IJruzyT93O5xtuGa8Fon1JH9l2JPpfTNREp9oAX--TCQcJ1Db7b09rOZeluz38h2OJpntK8fO47YbZ8xdEmSrM4KBeKCr_w
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