In a professional kitchen, can the use by date on raw boneless meat be ignored because it has been vacuum-packed, and if so, for how long?

Question

I threw it away but was told later that someone else (a professional cook/chef) had said that, as it was (supposedly) vacuum-packed, it was safe to use a few days later than the use by date.

Answer 1

I buy most of my meat in the "last day" section ,as long as it is sealed. Sometime I cook in a week, sometime I freeze it , never a problem.