Use By dates must be applied to foods that need to be eaten before a certain time for health or safety reasons. Foods should not be eaten after the use by date and it is against the law (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.5 – Information requirements – date marking of food for sale) for them to be sold after this date because they may pose a health or safety risk.

Foods that don’t present a safety risk are normally labelled with a best before date. Foods that have a best before date can legally be sold after that date provided the food is fit for human consumption, although they may have lost some quality.

‘Really dodgy’: Michel’s Patisserie faces investigation over expiry date outrage
Operators of the national chain’s stores have been told to extend the use-by dates on cakes and other goods by up to six months.

Read in The Age: https://apple.news/AHT8jEL45SDGV44PFEEB_DQ

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