Is expiry date labelled on the product a business strategy?

Is it the expiry date you always look for while buying a product? You may have been enjoying your life with the pre-conception your surroundings have put upon you.

Yes, you got it right! We are here to break the shackle of your thoughts regarding the expiry dates of products and add a new dimensional paradigm to your long-possessed conceptions.

  Let us elucidate upon what the USDA says about it! USDA states that such dates are    necessarily not necessary. And even the perishable products are comparatively safe    even after the expiration date remarked as the label on the product's packaging.

  It is usually the "best by" date. To elaborate, it indicates which tenure is the best for    the consumer to buy the product. And except for the baby formula, these products      don't indicate product safety.

Now, a question may have popped up in your mind. Who is USDA to tell us that expiration dates do not necessarily refer to the product's safety, and if stored in the proper environment and maintained by a good hand, the product can last ideally beyond the expiration date?

USDA is the acronym for the "United states department of Agriculture." And their food safety and inspection service division disclosed such a groundbreaking secret.

And the secret beneath the surface is that producers or manufacturers provide the dating to assist consumers in deciding when the product is of the best quality with the utmost potential to add value to our life. To remark, except for the infant formula, in the united states, according to federal law, remarking the dating is not a must.

As far as different super shops in Bangladesh are considered, dating can be found in most foods, including meat, poultry, egg, and dairy products. And the most used Date labeling phrases are as follows: "Best if used by/before, sell buy, Use-by, freeze by, etc. 

However, FSIS suggests manufacturers and retailers use the phrase "best if used by" to ensure the dating on the packaging of the product. 

Then, the new question arises, is it safe to eat a food or use a product after the date passed determined for expiry? The answer is that only the infant formula won't be appropriate and applicable corresponding to this regard. And except it, if maintained perfectly, the products are safe. 

But caution!! If a portion of food or product anyway shows any sign of rotten behaviors, hehe, you are not supposed to eat that or use it on your body. Nevertheless, till then, it's safe! Finger crossed!

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