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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3948906" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>Keep in mind that there is literally NO regulation on the dates on the cans. The FDA or USDA or whomever has basically left it up to the industry to self-regulate. That's why there is "best by", "sell by", "use by", "expiration" and all other terms you can think of. And none of them have a strict definition or relationship to product safety as far as I can tell. </p><p></p><p>It's like how there are expiration dates on bottles of water. Well, the water doesn't expire but the package does. In many cases that's the limitation. In others, the dates quoted might be because the manufacturer knows the quality will change over time. In others, the manufacturer just might hope you forget and then toss it when you see the date to sell more product. Yay for lack of regulation in this arena!</p><p></p><p>Side note --- same thing applies to prescriptions. IIRC, the VA has an ongoing study about efficacy past expiration dates and the results that I saw indicated 95% efficacy at 15 years past expiration. Take that however you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3948906, member: 5800"] Keep in mind that there is literally NO regulation on the dates on the cans. The FDA or USDA or whomever has basically left it up to the industry to self-regulate. That's why there is "best by", "sell by", "use by", "expiration" and all other terms you can think of. And none of them have a strict definition or relationship to product safety as far as I can tell. It's like how there are expiration dates on bottles of water. Well, the water doesn't expire but the package does. In many cases that's the limitation. In others, the dates quoted might be because the manufacturer knows the quality will change over time. In others, the manufacturer just might hope you forget and then toss it when you see the date to sell more product. Yay for lack of regulation in this arena! Side note --- same thing applies to prescriptions. IIRC, the VA has an ongoing study about efficacy past expiration dates and the results that I saw indicated 95% efficacy at 15 years past expiration. Take that however you want. [/QUOTE]
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