So-called perishable products, which should be kept cool (the storage temperature is clearly indicated on the label), generally have a use by date. This use by date is indicated on the packaging by the phrase “Use by…”. This is the case for our raw milk cheeses, for example. It applies to products that, after the date, may present a health risk.
Conversely, some products have a minimum durability date indicated by the phrase “Best before…”. MDD is the term that has replaced BBD – best before date – since the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers on 13 December 2014. This is the case for our pasteurised milk cheeses such as Brie or Camembert… Once the date has passed, the product does not present a health risk, but it may have lost all or some of its qualities like taste and texture.