| Subject | English | French |
| agric., food.ind. | Best before … | à consommer de préférence avant ... |
| gen. | ‘best before end...’ | ‘à consommer avant fin...’ |
| commer., food.ind. | "best before" date | date de durabilité minimale |
| comp., MS | best before date | DLUO (A recommended date for obtaining the optimum quality or characteristic of a product) |
| commer., food.ind. | "best before" date | date de consommation recommandée |
| gen. | best before date | date limite de consommation |
| gen. | ‘best before end 2006’ | ‘à consommer de préférence avant fin 2006’ |
| comp., MS | best before period | période de consommation recommandée (The time period in which to obtain the optimum quality or characteristic of a product) |