I work in manufacturing and we're actually supposed to shut the line down if the code dater stops working. Although this is a relatively new practice and for years the standard was to fix it at your next stop, which could be 4 to 8 hours later.

>>22055671
For all the stupid things that people go to congress or their local government or whatever to try and protest or to propose a law, I can't believe that no one is pushing for larger, easier to read, expiration dates for the purpose of health and safety. Some of the dates on juices are clear and on the neck of the bottle and you can't even see them until you've drank past that point in the bottle. I don't understand why they're trying to hide the date. It's most likely you've already purchased it anyway. They got their money so who cares?

>>22055671
If its in a can or glass then it'll be fine for at least another three years. But use it now, just in case

>expiration date printed on the plastic packaging
>slightly rub it with a finger
>it easily comes off
nigga what

>>22055671
The expiration date is bullshit anyway, they literally just make up a date with no thought behind it. Just look at it with your eyes, smell it, and take a tiny taste. If these three things seem okay then it's probably fine. You'll know if it's bad, trust me.

>>22055812
So you can't sue if you get sick.

>>22055671
>>22055812

In the US, expiration dates on food products are not required by law. In fact, the government recommends not trusting them because companies could fudge the date to make you buy more product or consume it at a faster rate. We'd have to get a law in place which mandates best by or expiration dates before any QoL improvements can happen.

>>22055849
came here to post this

>>22055671
canned goods are stored in cool dry area, they'll be good for longer than u think. wish my house had a cellar room below the basement, a room that could stay cool year round, it would be great for storing food long term. my basement opens into the backyard and has windows, so it's not a true basement, and it gets warm in the summertime.

>>22055849
This, the human body is really good at detecting when something shouldn't go in it. Trust your instincts, they've kept us alive for centuries.

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>>22055992
>they've kept us alive for centuries.
>centuries

>>22055998
Am I wrong?

>>22055671
>mortal wages war on entropy
many such casea

>>22055671
It technically is illegal. Same with when store employees put reduction stickers on the expiration date—defacing it

>>22056010
if it's reduced, it's expiring soon. do we need to spell it out for you?

>>22055812
Not going to happen any time soon, the current admin is more focused on deregulation and reduction of food standards.

i'm the "date checker" at work, it's insane there isn't some standardized universal placement, font, and font size for best by dates.
I've got 6 strawberry granola bars that don't have anything on them, it's like the boxes didn't get stamped, i have no context on them.
then there are packages i think rice krispie treats, and several other kelloggs things, they have their own unique stamp code that i can't decipher beyond the year. some of them end in 26, some of them end in 27, but they start with letters, letters that some months don't begin with. i've seen packages of the same item, maybe a lemonade, where one batch uses 10/10/2026 and the next batch uses Nov 10 26
inconsistency in placement, i can't catch everything