Is it acceptable to declare the current expiry date of my product in the format, “YYYY / MM / DD”?

Q: Is it acceptable to declare the current expiry date of my product in the format, “YYYY / MM / DD”?

Under Regulation 10 of the Food Regulation , the expiry dates of prepacked food products may be declared in one of the following ways, in letters not less than 3mm in height: (a) “USE BY (here insert the day, month and year)”; (b) “SELL BY (here insert the day, month and year)”; (c) “EXPIRY DATE (here insert the day, month and year)”; or (d) “BEST BEFORE (here insert the day, month and year)" If the date mark is expressed in a different manner, such as YYYY/MM/DD, this format must be clearly communicated to consumers, for example “Expiry date (YYYY/MM/DD): 20191231”.

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Under Regulation 10 of the Food Regulation, the expiry dates of prepacked food products may be declared in one of the following ways, in letters not less than 3mm in height:

(a) “USE BY (here insert the day, month and year)”;
(b) “SELL BY (here insert the day, month and year)”;
(c) “EXPIRY DATE (here insert the day, month and year)”; or
(d) “BEST BEFORE (here insert the day, month and year)"

If the date mark is expressed in a different manner, such as YYYY/MM/DD, this format must be clearly communicated to consumers, for example “Expiry date (YYYY/MM/DD): 20191231”.

Is it acceptable to declare the current expiry date of my product in the format, “YYYY / MM / DD”?

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