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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Use-By Dates, Best-Before Dates, and What They Actually Mean for Your Meat

Use-by dates start when meat is packaged for retail — not when the animal was slaughtered. Here's what each date label actually means, why frozen-then-thawed meat is a hidden issue in HK, and why wet market meat works despite appearing to break all the rules.

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