Use by date system for commercial cans
Dec 23, 2019 11:45:23 GMT 10
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Post by tomatoes on Dec 23, 2019 11:45:23 GMT 10
Cans that use to have a use by date printed on them, helping us have some idea how old they are, now often don’t. There is a code on them though so you can tell. Seems silly not to just print the date, but anyway ...
From SPC:
In Australia, products with a shelf life longer than two years are not required to have a use by or best before date. If stored well (in a cool, dry, dark place) the product can last several years.
Each product has a production code printed on the packaging to identify the production date. Production codes are a series of numbers and letters as per the example below:
SPAG R02BS 1749 1
The code beginning with “” tells us the date this product was produced. Using the attached guide, we can determine this product was produced on 02/02/18. We recommend our canned tomatoes, spaghetti and baked beans are consumed within 2 years of the manufacture date, our fruit in plastic tubs should be consumed within 2 years of the manufacture date and our canned fruit and glass fruit products within 3 years of the manufacture date.
From SPC:
In Australia, products with a shelf life longer than two years are not required to have a use by or best before date. If stored well (in a cool, dry, dark place) the product can last several years.
Each product has a production code printed on the packaging to identify the production date. Production codes are a series of numbers and letters as per the example below:
SPAG R02BS 1749 1
The code beginning with “” tells us the date this product was produced. Using the attached guide, we can determine this product was produced on 02/02/18. We recommend our canned tomatoes, spaghetti and baked beans are consumed within 2 years of the manufacture date, our fruit in plastic tubs should be consumed within 2 years of the manufacture date and our canned fruit and glass fruit products within 3 years of the manufacture date.
