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Food Product Dating: What Do Those Dates Mean?

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MF3204 Food Product Dating: What Do Those Dates Mean?

by Londa Nwadike

  • Published Date: Apr 2015
Food product dating can be confusing. This publication explains different terms and what they mean, as well as ways to determine if food is still safe, no matter what the date says. 2-page, color.
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director of K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts.
Updated September 2023

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