In 2019, over 40 percent of the surveyed Poles did not know the difference between the "best before" and "expiry date" terms, believing the two shared the same meaning.
Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?*
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Czy terminy "należy spożyć do" oraz "najlepiej spożyć przed" oznaczają to samo?".
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Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności. (October 1, 2019). Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/
Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności. "Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?*." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/
Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności. (2019). Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/
Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności. "Do The Terms "Best Before" and "Expiry Date" Mean The Same Thing?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/
Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności, Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Do the terms "best before" and "expiry date" mean the same thing?* [Graph], Federacja Polskich Banków Żywności, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129665/grocery-expiration-terms-knowledge-in-poland/