Best before block:

Chinese translation: 此日期前最佳

01:00 Jan 14, 2008

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Marketing - Food & Drink

English term or phrase: Best before block:

It's one of the terms printed on the food package, including:
Best before block:
Expiry date :
Production date:
Production code :

Yan Huang KudoZ activity Questions: 4 (none open) Answers: 7 Singapore
Local time: 14:42

Chinese translation:此日期前最佳

Explanation:
感觉这里的“block”是“栏”的意思，不过还是奇怪为什么不用“date”。

Anyway，从上下文看，这里的意思应该就是“best before date”。

Reference: http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.cfs.gov.hk/english/faq/faq_03.h...

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LoyalTrans
Local time: 14:42

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Summary of answers provided

3 +5

此日期前最佳

LoyalTrans

4 +2

食用最好前于：

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

结块前食用最佳

redred

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37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

best before block:

此日期前最佳

LoyalTrans
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

thanks!

Notes to answerer

Asker: "block”应该不是“栏”的意思，因为Best before block:后面有个冒号，应该是冒号后面直接印日期吧。

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

best before block: 食用最好前于：

Explanation:
这是食品包装上惯见的标示，表示该项食品最好在某年某月某日之前食用。
后头的 Expire date: 是食品到期日，那之后该项食品就不可食用。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 32

41 mins confidence:

best before block: 结块前食用最佳

Explanation:
食物过了一段时间，会沉淀、结块和变异，尽管没到保质期，也不适合食用。

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-14 04:42:23 GMT)
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因为已有Expiry date（到期日），就不会再重复提要在XX前食用。指食物得赶新鲜吃用。

redred
China
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of:

Chinese

Notes to answerer

Asker: 觉得整个短语里面最有疑问的就是这个block，不知道在英语的习惯用法里，结块是不是这样表达。如果是的话，那么“结块之前的最佳食用日期”也就解释得通了。

Asker: 但是这个短语之后有个冒号，因此后面还是跟日期可能比较大。

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