A change to the sell-by dates on food

Re:A change to the sell-by dates on food by Symbiote on Friday February 17, 2017 @02:54AM (#13666684)

The "best before" time on the rice in my European cupboard is one year. It's still legal to sell it after that date [1]. The EU is considering[2] removing rice from the requirement to have a "best before" date at all, which is already the case for a few things[3], like salt and sugar.