At least in Europe (but I suppose it’s the same in other places), what you have in packaging is either expiry date or best before date.
There is a fundamental difference between the two that everyone should know to understand how those dates work:
On expiry date, it means that after said date, there is microbiological contamination risk of the good. So you shouldn’t eat/use it after the date. It applies to fresh goods, cosmetics and others.
On best before date, it means that the product, after said date will be most probably safe to eat but it’s organoleptic properties might be altered (e.g. change in colour, funny taste…). After a best before date, you should check for the item to see if visually there’s something wrong on it (especially if packaging is open), but if it’s been kept in it’s packaging unopened, it’s almost certainly safe to eat. Pasta and other dried foods generally fall into this category and, if you look at the packaging, you’ll see that unless is fresh pasta, it includes a best before not an expiry date.
At least in Europe (but I suppose it’s the same in other places), what you have in packaging is either expiry date or best before date.
There is a fundamental difference between the two that everyone should know to understand how those dates work:
On expiry date, it means that after said date, there is microbiological contamination risk of the good. So you shouldn’t eat/use it after the date. It applies to fresh goods, cosmetics and others.
On best before date, it means that the product, after said date will be most probably safe to eat but it’s organoleptic properties might be altered (e.g. change in colour, funny taste…). After a best before date, you should check for the item to see if visually there’s something wrong on it (especially if packaging is open), but if it’s been kept in it’s packaging unopened, it’s almost certainly safe to eat. Pasta and other dried foods generally fall into this category and, if you look at the packaging, you’ll see that unless is fresh pasta, it includes a best before not an expiry date.