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, Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, et al. Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking). EFSA J. 2020;18(12):e06306doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306.
, Koutsoumanis, K., Allende, A., Alvarez-Ordóñez, A., Bolton, D., Bover-Cid, S., Chemaly, M., Davies, R., De Cesare, A., Herman, L., Nauta, M., Peixe, L., Ru, G., Simmons, M., Skandamis, P., Suffredini, E., Jacxsens, L., Skjerdal, T., Da Silva Felicio, M. T., Hempen, M., Messens, W., & Lindqvist, R. (2020). Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking). EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 18(12), e06306. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306
, et al. "Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking)." EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority vol. 18,12 (2020): e06306. doi: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306
, Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordóñez A, Bolton D, Bover-Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Herman L, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Jacxsens L, Skjerdal T, Da Silva Felicio MT, Hempen M, Messens W, Lindqvist R. Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking). EFSA J. 2020 Dec 02;18(12):e06306. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306. eCollection 2020 Dec. PMID: 33304412; PMCID: PMC7709047.
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EFSA J. 2020 Dec 02;18(12):e06306. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking).

EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority

Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez, Declan Bolton, Sara Bover-Cid, Marianne Chemaly, Robert Davies, Alessandra De Cesare, Lieve Herman, Maarten Nauta, Luisa Peixe, Giuseppe Ru, Marion Simmons, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Taran Skjerdal, Maria Teresa Da Silva Felicio, Michaela Hempen, Winy Messens, Roland Lindqvist

PMID: 33304412 PMCID: PMC7709047 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6306

Abstract

A risk-based approach was developed to be followed by food business operators (FBO) when deciding on the type of date marking (i.e. 'best before' date or 'use by' date), setting of shelf-life (i.e. time) and the related information on the label to ensure food safety. The decision on the type of date marking needs to be taken on a product-by-product basis, considering the relevant hazards, product characteristics, processing and storage conditions. The hazard identification is food product-specific and should consider pathogenic microorganisms capable of growing in prepacked temperature-controlled foods under reasonably foreseeable conditions. The intrinsic (e.g. pH and a

© 2020 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.

Keywords: best before date; date marking; food donation; food storage; reasonably foreseeable conditions; shelf‐life; use by date

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