Part IIFood to be delivered as such to the ultimate consumer or to caterers

Appropriate durability indication

Form of indication of “use by” date21

1

Where a “use by” date is required in respect of a food it shall be indicated by the words “use by” followed by—

a

the date up to and including which the food, if properly stored, is recommended for use, and

b

any storage conditions which need to be observed.

2

The “use by” date shall be expressed in terms either of a day and a month (in that order) or of a day, a month and a year (in that order).

3

Either—

a

the date up to and including which a food required to bear a “use by” date is recommended for use, or

b

that date and any storage conditions which need to be observed,

may appear separately from the words “use by”, provided that those words are followed by a reference to the place where the date (or the date and the storage conditions) appears (or appear).