freshness date

noun

1. the last date, usually specified on the label or packaging, that a food, as bread, is considered fresh, although it may be sold, ordinarily at reduced prices, or eaten after that date.

Example Sentences

Washington was the first NFL team to charge fans to view training camp, was caught selling stale peanuts to fans — the bags were from an airline that had gone under a year earlier — and serving expired beer that was months past its “freshness date.”

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Foisted off expired beer well past its “freshness date” on fans for $9 a pop and peddled sour, rancid old peanuts from defunct Independence Air past their shelf life?

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For most people, I suspect it is not a factor, or perhaps it’s viewed as a freshness date more than an indicator of quality.

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When it comes to inventory, Cook said, “you kind of want to manage it like you’re in the dairy business. If it gets past its freshness date, you have a problem.”

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When one's memory becomes that unreliable, it's clear that his freshness date has long since passed.

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