The date of production and shelf life of foreign food are generally marked by day/month/year, so it is enough to reverse our usual habits. Moreover, China's Food Safety Law clearly stipulates that imported food must be marked in Chinese, and the imported food will be clearly marked in Chinese, such as the following methods:

production date (day/month/year): 2/2/216

shelf life to (day/month/year): 1/2/216.

In addition, if the food is directly brought from abroad, the following words are believed to be very helpful for grasping the date.

Expiry date(ExP.DATE)； Expirationdate Expire； Use before； BB(Best Before), which all indicate the expiration date of the shelf life, can be recorded as "shelf life to".

Storage life； Stebilty； Validity； Duration means the expiration date of food, which can be recorded as "shelf life".

sometimes intermediate months are marked in English, and the English abbreviations of January-December are: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, July, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec.

the shelf life of food refers to the time limit for prepackaged foods to maintain the quality under the storage conditions specified in the label. Generally speaking, the specific shelf life of each product has its own industry standard or national standard. If there is no standard, it is marked by the default time in the industry. In February 212, the critical time of food shelf life was defined for the first time. According to the different shelf life, it can be divided into six situations, and Shangchao should sell the food near the shelf life in concentrated areas.