I am happy to answer your question: Yes.

Note: According to a document issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on January 27, 2012, it is clearly required that food operators should provide consumers with eye-catching reminders of food that is about to expire. In other words, food that has reached the critical shelf life period Customers need to be informed and sold separately. The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce subsequently announced to the outside world the 6-level standard for "critical shelf life of food":

For products with a shelf life of 1 year or longer, the critical period is 45 days before expiration; (such as cans, candies, etc.) , biscuits, etc.)

If the shelf life is marked from 6 months to less than 1 year, the critical period is 20 days before expiration; (such as instant noodles, aseptic packaged milk juice, etc.)

If the shelf life is marked from 90 days to less than half a year, the critical period is 15 days before expiration; (such as some vacuum-packed and refrigerated cooked foods, instant rice, etc.)

If the shelf life is marked from 30 days to less than 90 days, the critical period is 10 days before expiration; (such as some sterilized packaged meat products, fresh eggs, etc.)

If the shelf life is marked from 16 days to less than 30 days, the critical period is 5 days before expiration days; (such as yogurt, some snacks, etc.)

If the shelf life is marked as less than 15 days, the critical period is 1-4 days before expiration. (Such as milk, live bacterial milk drinks, staple foods, unsterilized cooked food, unsterilized boxed soy products, etc.) [2] [2]

Can I eat it during the period?

The answer is yes. Because the expired food is still within the shelf life.

On May 13, 2011, the Ministry of Health issued GB-7718-2011, which defines the shelf life of prepackaged foods as follows, which is the period during which prepackaged foods maintain quality under the storage conditions specified on the label. During this period, the product is fully fit for sale and retains its unique qualities that do not have to be or have been stated in the label.

To put it simply, when food is stored under the conditions it should be stored in (such as refrigeration or normal temperature, etc.), the quality of the food can be completely maintained and sold during the shelf life.