Best Before Date Format for Fresh Pork in Canada – Numeric or Alphanumeric?
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Format
Durable life dates must be identified using the words "best before" and "meilleur avant". The words and symbols associated with the packaging date are the same as those prescribed for the durable life date except that the words "packaged on" and "empaqueté le" replace "best before" and "meilleur avant" [B.01.007(1.2), FDR].
In displaying the actual date, the year is shown first. Showing the year is only mandatory when its declaration is needed for the sake of clarity (for example, when the durable life goes into the next year). In this case, it is expressed by at least the last 2 numbers of the year [B.01.007(4)(b), FDR].
The month shall be shown in words after the year (if the year is shown). The month must be in both French and English on consumer packages or indicated by using the specified bilingual symbols [B.01.007(4)©, FDR].
The bilingual symbols for the months in the durable life date are as follows [B.01.007(5), FDR]:
FE for February
MR for March
AL for April
MA for May
JN for June
AU for August
SE for September
OC for October
NO for November
DE for December
The day of the month is required to be shown after the month, expressed in numbers [B.01.007(4)(d), FDR].