open dating

noun

1. the practice of putting a freshness date on food packages.

Word History and Origins

Origin of open dating¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

At that time, it was apparently deemed a success because "open dating had slashed ... half the number of consumer complaints of purchasing stale or spoiled food."

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The entire notion of use-by dates came to be in the 1970s, called "open dating," which was reported about in The New York Times in February 1973.

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Thursday was the 20th consecutive sold-out session of the Citi Open, dating from 2019, according to Ein, and the high level of fan-player interaction has brought fans such as Nandi back out to Rock Creek.

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Open, dating to his first one at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014.

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This hole has registered three of the eighth highest scoring average for a par 5 in the British Open dating to 1982.

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