{"id":25785,"date":"2017-06-30T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T14:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/understand-the-difference-in-date-codes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:59:16","slug":"comprendre-les-codes-de-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/fr-ca\/ideas\/understand-the-difference-in-date-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprendre les codes de dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En achetant un produit emball\u00e9, vous \u00eates-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 demand\u00e9 pourquoi certains d\u2019entre eux portent la mention meilleur avant ou \u00e0 consommer de pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence avant et d\u2019autres date d\u2019expiration? Eh bien, vous n\u2019\u00eates pas le seul. Les consommateurs se demandent souvent comment interpr\u00e9ter ces mentions et tiennent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pour acquis que les deux correspondent \u00e0 la date de p\u00e9remption d\u2019un produit. Pourtant, les deux mentions ont un sens distinct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-difference-in-date-codes\">Explication des codes de dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La date apparaissant apr\u00e8s meilleur avant n\u2019est pas li\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019innocuit\u00e9, mais bien \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 d\u2019un produit qui n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 ouvert et qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 entrepos\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re ad\u00e9quate. Cette date permet de savoir combien de temps la fra\u00eecheur, le go\u00fbt et la qualit\u00e9 d\u2019un produit demeureront \u00e0 leur meilleur. Selon Sant\u00e9 Canada, cette mention doit appara\u00eetre accompagn\u00e9e de directives d\u2019entreposage sur tous les aliments emball\u00e9s qui restent frais jusqu\u2019\u00e0 90 jours. Pour les aliments dont la dur\u00e9e de conservation d\u00e9passe cette p\u00e9riode, la mention n\u2019est pas obligatoire, bien qu\u2019elle apparaisse g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement. Il faut toutefois savoir qu\u2019une fois que le produit est ouvert, la date ne s\u2019applique plus. En effet, un emballage ouvert est expos\u00e9 \u00e0 certains facteurs environnementaux et au risque de contamination crois\u00e9e.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-expiration-dates\">Date limite d\u2019utilisationDate d'expiration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quant \u00e0 la date d\u2019expiration, elle r\u00e9f\u00e8re plut\u00f4t au moment \u00e0 partir duquel la valeur nutritive d\u2019un produit commencera \u00e0 diminuer. Au Canada, il existe cinq types de produits sur lesquels doit figurer une date d\u2019expiration. Les voici : &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pr\u00e9paration pour nourrissons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>suppl\u00e9ments nutritifs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>substituts de repas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aliments destin\u00e9s aux r\u00e9gimes \u00e0 tr\u00e8s faible teneur en \u00e9nergie\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pr\u00e9paration pour r\u00e9gime liquide\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>En conclusion, en ce qui concerne les mentions meilleur avant et date d\u2019expiration, rappelez-vous les conseils suivants :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Si l\u2019aliment que vous avez achet\u00e9 a une odeur ou un go\u00fbt d\u00e9sagr\u00e9able ou encore une apparence repoussante en raison de son alt\u00e9ration, vous devriez \u00e9viter de le consommer.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorsqu\u2019un produit n\u2019est pas manipul\u00e9 correctement (par exemple, la nourriture laiss\u00e9e \u00e0 temp\u00e9rature ambiante durant un pique-nique par une chaude journ\u00e9e d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9), il pourrait causer des toxi-infections alimentaires avant la date apparaissant sur l\u2019emballage. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sant\u00e9 Canada recommande d\u2019\u00e9viter de consommer un produit dont la date d\u2019expiration est pass\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Si vous doutez de l\u2019innocuit\u00e9 d\u2019un aliment, il est toujours pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable de vous en d\u00e9barrasser. Donc, en cas de doute, jetez!\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Have you ever purchased packaged food and been confused why some items have a \u201cBest Before\u201d date and others have an \u201cExpiration\u201d date? Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not alone. Consumers are often unsure how to interpret these dates on food packages and generally assume both dates mean product expiration. 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