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Expiration date

Consumption period after opening the package

07/03/2026
Expiration date and penalties

28/01/2026
Packaged meats, expiration date and 'best before cooking'

04/02/2023
Loose and pre-wrapped cured meats with no expiry date or TMC? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

02/09/2022
TMC extension on the label, replies the lawyer Dario Dongo

13/08/2022
TMC and expiration on semi-finished products? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

18/01/2022
TMC or expiration and method of conservation on the label of frozen foods. The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

31/12/2021
Expiry date on the label, the lawyer Dario Dongo replies

29/05/2020
Same batch and multiple deadlines? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

28/06/2019
TMC and milk expiration date? Clarifications by the lawyer Dario Dongo

18/03/2018

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Expiration date

Consumption period after opening the package

Expiration date and penalties

Packaged meats, expiration date and 'best before cooking'

Loose and pre-wrapped cured meats with no expiry date or TMC? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

TMC extension on the label, replies the lawyer Dario Dongo

TMC and expiration on semi-finished products? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

TMC or expiration and method of conservation on the label of frozen foods. The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

Expiry date on the label, the lawyer Dario Dongo replies

Same batch and multiple deadlines? The lawyer Dario Dongo answers

TMC and milk expiration date? Clarifications by the lawyer Dario Dongo

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