Beyond Expiry Dates: How Freshness Indicators Could Transform Food Safety0

• Food Safety, General, Health & Wellness, News
• July 1, 2026

When buying packaged food, most of us check the manufacturing date, expiry date, or best-before date before placing it in our shopping cart. While these labels are important, they do not always tell the whole story. A product may remain safe after its best-before date if stored correctly, while another may spoil well before its