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To: djf

Back in the day (few of years ago)canned food would have undecipherable manufacturer codes - now they have use by dates and they are pretty short lived(most under 2 years)

The longest sell by code dates I’ve seen lately (on regular store-bought cans) are on Goya canned fruit juices - they go past 5 years.

Is this new practice of dating canned foods for safety or to sell more canned foods?


26 posted on 05/20/2010 3:49:53 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: libertarian27

Is this new practice of dating canned foods for safety or to sell more canned foods?

This is malpractice avoidance. We only guarantee it to THIS date.


58 posted on 05/20/2010 7:32:10 AM PDT by Chickensoup ("A corrupt society has many laws" - Tacitus)
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