Time limit for buying food products (4-2,4)

I believe the answer is:

sell-by date

(Other definitions for sell-by date that I've seen before include "Food shop marking" , "Mark on a perishable" , "Perishable deadline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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