| Subject | English | German |
| agric., food.ind. | Best before … | mindestens haltbar bis ... |
| gen. | best before date | mindestens haltbar bis (Datum) |
| commer. | best before date | Haltbarkeitsdatum |
| commer., food.ind. | "best before" date | Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum |
| comp., MS | best before date | Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum (A recommended date for obtaining the optimum quality or characteristic of a product) |
| commer., food.ind. | "best before" date | Angabe der Mindesthaltbarkeitsfrist |
| construct. | best before date | Mindesthaltbarkeit |
| gen. | best before date | Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum |
| comp., MS | best before period | Zeitraum für Mindesthalbarkeit (The time period in which to obtain the optimum quality or characteristic of a product) |
| gen. | best-before date | Verfallsdatum |
| gen. | best-before date | Haltbarkeitsdatum |