品ひん質しつ保ほ持じ期き限げん

noun

best-before date; freshness date

Used on food packaging to indicate the date until which the product's quality is guaranteed when stored properly. Similar to 賞味期限, but 品質保持期限 is a more formal term often used in industry or on certain products.

• この商しょう品ひんの品ひん質しつ保ほ持じ期き限げんは来らい月げつの末すえまでです。

  The best-before date for this product is until the end of next month.

• 品ひん質しつ