Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
consumo preferente
English translation:
best before date
Spanish term
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consumo preferente
(17): si es producto con fecha de Caducidad
does this mean 'best seller' or 'frequent seller'?
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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| 4 +1 | best consumed by date |
Claudia Pesce
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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Apr 22, 2008 17:51: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/596960">Lydia De Jorge's</a> old entry - "consumo preferente"" to ""best before date""
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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best before date
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David Russell
: Yes "best before" for foods. Drugs use "expiry date"
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Completely in agreement - just added an explanation below.
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María T. Vargas
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Elin Davies
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cmwilliams (X)
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best by
Just spotted Marga above, who posted as I pressed the answer button - we're virtually the same, but I hope the explanation clarifies!
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best consumed by date
Grants - Department of Sociology - Michigan State University- [ Traduzca esta página ]"A Risk-Based Approach to Determine Best Consumed by Dates to Control Exposure to Listeria Monocytogenes in Delicatessen" ...
sociology.msu.edu/grants.htm
A "best consumed by date" is different from "expiration date".
Suerte, Lydia :D
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-04-21 18:54:44 GMT)
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Mühlen Kölsch - Brauerei zur Malzmühle Schwartz KG - Beer Advocate- [ Traduzca esta página ]At 4.8%abv., the label seems to suggest it was bottled on 15/05/06 and best consumed by 15/08/06, hence non-filtration and non-pasteurisation! ...
beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/7631/13933
Beaujolais Nouveau @ ClickTheCity.com Metro- [ Traduzca esta página ]Beaujolais Nouveau is meant to be drunk young and best consumed by the following May after its release. Please click on the links to Le Club FCC and Spiral ...
guides.clickthecity.com/metro/?p=1384 - 36k
The difference is you should not consume a product after the expiration date, and the "Best consumed by date" tells you it won´t taste as good afterwards.
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