Sell by date and display until dates

What do they mean?

Both 'sell by' and 'display until' dates are for retailers' information.  They are used by some shops to help staff know when they need to take food products of the shelves.

It is the manufacturers or shops choice if they want to put a 'sell by' or 'display until' date on packaged food.

What does the law say?

Since the 'sell by' date and the 'display until' date is just a guide to shop staff it is not against the law to sell food after such date.

It should be noted that generally this date will be accommpanied with an appropriately recognised durablility date i.e. 'Use By' or 'Best Before' date.