FSA & Defra publish date marking guidance

19 September 2011

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra have published new guidance to help the food industry decide whether their products require a 'use by' or 'best before' date. Under the new voluntary guidelines, food packaging should only use either 'use by' or 'best before' date labels to make it easier for shoppers to know when food is at its best and how long it is safe to eat.

More on the FSA website here: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/sep/datelabels

See also Seafish labelling information here: /processors/legislation/labelling