S.L. 437.87 Art. 7Minimum storage life.

(1) The minimum storage life shall be given by the following indications:

(a) "use before ......................." followed by the date (day, month and year) in the case of microbiologically highly perishable feedingstuffs;

(b) "best before ..................." followed by the date (month and year) in the case of other feedingstuffs. Where other Community provisions concerning compound feedingstuffs require indication of a minimum storage life, only the earliest date shall be indicated.

(2) The date of manufacture shall be expressed as follows: "manufactured ....................... (days, months, or years) before the minimum storage life expiry date indicated".

Where rule 5(5)(d) applies, the abovementioned entry shall be followed by an indication of where that storage life is indicated.