Kit Kat chunky collection giant egg with a best before date of July 2013.

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Packets affected are marked with the best before date 12 July 2013.

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The products are 480g packs of 16 meatballs with a best before date of the end of June 2013 and the end of August 2013.

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Their fridges were classed as adequate or inadequate if they had rotten food or produce that past its best before date, or empty if it had less than three different food products.

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Compliance with the new guidance is not required by law, although Defra says businesses are legally bound to label food with either a use-by or best-before date.

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Foods likely to require only a best-before date - meaning they may lose quality but are still safe to consume - include biscuits, jams, pickles, crisps and tinned foods.

BBC: Scrap food sell-by dates, government urges manufacturers

"Helping consumers understand that food past its best-before date can still be eaten or cooked could contribute to reducing food waste and saving people money, " he said.

BBC: Scrap food sell-by dates, government urges manufacturers

But my theory is that the bunnies aren't getting any fresher than they are the second they hit store shelves so what if their "best before" date is somewhere in the 2020s?

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The advice is they should be eaten by a day or two after the "best-before" date, providing the eggs are cooked thoroughly until yolk and white are both solid, or if they are used in dishes where they will be fully cooked, such as a cake.

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Also affected are Special K Protein Meal Bars, honey almond variety only, in packages of six and eight with a "best if used before" date before February 1, 2010, with UPC codes 3800039778, 3800039935, and 3800039931.

CNN: Supermarket chain joins peanut-product recall

The voluntary national recall includes 2.5-ounce packages of raisin cookies with a "best if used before" date before June 30, 2009, with UPC codes 3010032708 and 3010037899, the company said in a written statement posted on its Web site.

CNN: Supermarket chain joins peanut-product recall