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The recall involves all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products in cans, regardless of flavor, best-by date, lot code or UPC number.
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The recall involves all Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products in cans, regardless of flavor, best-by date, lot code or UPC number.
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I turned 35 a few months ago, and since then the floodgates have opened on one sunny piece of unsolicited advice: "If you're going to have kids, you'd better hurry up," as if I didn't realize I was nearing my best-by date for both motherhood and youth.
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It took Johnson's lifetime best-by almost five seconds-to secure the gold medal.
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And yet successive Canadian governments have put off funding the inevitable, leaving us in a situation where every option hurts: buying a whole new fleet at once, when we're already spending piles on other priorities; throwing good money after bad trying to keep planes far past their best-by date in the air; or going without a maritime air patrol capability completely.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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And yet successive Canadian governments have put off funding the inevitable, leaving us in a situation where every option hurts: buying a whole new fleet at once, when we're already spending piles on other priorities; throwing good money after bad trying to keep planes far past their best-by date in the air; or going without a maritime air patrol capability completely.
A failure of planning and foresight: blame the politicians 2007
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Valuable paintings and tapestries are in need of restoration; wooden ceiling beams, carved six centuries ago, are being attacked by insects; and exterior stone walls are long past their best-by date for repointing.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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Valuable paintings and tapestries are in need of restoration; wooden ceiling beams, carved six centuries ago, are being attacked by insects; and exterior stone walls are long past their best-by date for repointing.
Berkeley Castle 2007
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I'm not too sure about freshness - but if it's within the use-by/best-by date I don't think that should be a problem.
Sweet or Savoury Haalo 2006
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In Canada and the United States, industry is now taking the lead to tell its story the way it knows best-by producing goods for an ever increasing standard of living.
Growing Pains 1952
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It's the middle of the night, and you find yourself in front of the fridge. As you reach for the wedge of cheese or box of treats that lured you out of bed in the first place, you realize there's a tiny date stamped on the label. It's a "use-by" date. No, wait, it's a "sell-by" date. Or is that a "best-by" date? To add to the confusion, the date may not really matter all that much.
What's the Difference Between 'Sell By,' 'Use By,' and 'Best By' Dates? Lauren Breedlove 2024
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It's the middle of the night, and you find yourself in front of the fridge. As you reach for the wedge of cheese or box of treats that lured you out of bed in the first place, you realize there's a tiny date stamped on the label. It's a "use-by" date. No, wait, it's a "sell-by" date. Or is that a "best-by" date? To add to the confusion, the date may not really matter all that much.
What's the Difference Between 'Sell By,' 'Use By,' and 'Best By' Dates? Lauren Breedlove 2024
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