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Food Safety Date Quiz

Test your knowledge on food expiration dates and safety! This quiz will help you understand the meanings behind best-before, sell-by, and use-by dates, ensuring you know how to keep yourself and others safe from foodborne illnesses.

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Best-before dates
Sell-by dates
Use-by dates
Food safety practices

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by FoodieGuru42

What does the "best-before date" mean?

Product may lose its quality after this date

Product has to be taken from the shelves but may still be good for home usage

Product will deteriorate after this date

What does the "sell-by date" mean?

Product has to be taken from the shelves but may still be good for home usage

Product will deteriorate after this date

Product may lose its quality after this date

What does the "use-by" date mean?

Product may lose its quality after this date

Product will deteriorate after this date

Product has to be taken from the shelves but may still be good for home usage

What kind of date it is?

Use-by date

Sell-by date

Best-before date

What kind of date it is?

Use-by date

Best-before date

Sell-by date

What kind of date it is?

Use-by date

Best-before date

Sell-by date

Is the use-by date mendatory for all kind of products?

Yes

Is it dangerous to eat a yoghurt which use-by date passed for 1 week? (it remained closed and was stored in the fridge)

Yes

Is it dangerous to eat a can 3 months after the best-before date passed?

Yes

Is it dangerous to eat meat 2 days after the use-by date passed?

Yes

What is more dangerous?

Drink milch that have been opend since 7 days but the best-before date is still valid

Drink milch that have remained close but the best-before date passed for 7 days

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