freshness date

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2018

In the early 2000s, the Walt Disney Company’s board allowed Michael Eisner to stay way past his freshness date.

From Forbes • Mar. 18, 2015

Would she have had any familiarity with the uncannily well-preserved pastries shown here that have a freshness date of sometime in the ninth century?

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011

"You and I both don't know what the freshness date is going to be on Justin Bieber," said Richard Gottlieb, an independent toy consultant.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2010

Store leftovers tightly wrapped in the refrigerator, and use within two weeks or by the package freshness date, whichever comes first.

From Time Magazine Archive