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    Know your “use by” and “best before” with Renee Lim

    Most of us would argue we know how to read a label. But you’d be surprised how commonly perfectly edible food is thrown out simply because we misunderstand the difference between ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates.

    Here Dr Renee Lim shows us the simple but important difference between the two. Knowing your labels will not only save you from that horrible ‘throwing out good food’ feeling, but it will also save you money.