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>>>>>3. BEST BEFORE <date>
>>>>>(A) It's not dangerous after <date>, but it changes taste, color, or
>>>>>consistency and may be a whole lot less appetizing. College students
>>>>>on budgets regularly ignore this kind of expiration date.
>>>>>
>>>>>(B) It's not dangerous after <date>, but it might not have the
>>>>>nutritional or medical value it should. If you're not eating it for
>>>>>its nutritional value, this may not be important to you.
>>>>>
>>>>>(C) This product has the same shelf-life as its cardboard box, but an
>>>>>expiration date means you'll be scared to use it, throw it out, and
>>>>>buy more.
>>>>>
>>>>>(D) This product has the same shelf-life as a pick-axe, but our
>>>>>competitors are using expiration dates, and we don't want to be left
>>>>>out.
>>>>>
>>>>>(E) This product has a shelf-life measured in geologic ages, but the
>>>>>government requires that we make up a date and put it on this kind of
>>>>>product.
>>>
>>> I have salt with a "use by" date on it ;-)
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>> I have bottled "pure spring water" with a "best before Mar 07" on the
>> bottle :-)
> Plastics.

Right, reasons (A) through (E) all fit then :-)