I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the law on this? Thanks.

On 9/19/2014 2:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the law on this? Thanks.


Consider yourself lucky. Without a freshness date on the bottle, you
don't have to worry about a family member throwing it away.

Bob

Kalmia wrote:
> I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the law on this? Thanks.


I have some Sweethearts from the classroom exchange in February ... no
date on there either. There's a number, 329322. I guess that's what you
give to the foodborne illness investigator if you get sick... they must
have a place where they can look those up.

I have some other extreemely old candy which has sentimental value.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Kalmia wrote:
>> I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years )
>> and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now
>> mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the
>> law on this? Thanks.
>
>
> I have some Sweethearts from the classroom exchange in February ... no
> date on there either. There's a number, 329322. I guess that's what you
> give to the foodborne illness investigator if you get sick... they must
> have a place where they can look those up.
>
> I have some other extreemely old candy which has sentimental value.

I don't know if they still do but Fisher nuts used to use a code for the
expiration date. I could never remember how to interpret that code so I
never would buy them because I couldn't tell how old they were.

On 2014-09-19 6:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> I don't know if they still do but Fisher nuts used to use a code for the
> expiration date. I could never remember how to interpret that code so I
> never would buy them because I couldn't tell how old they were.


Holy shit. My life would not have been complete without that knowledge.

On Friday, September 19, 2014 1:20:21 PM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:

> I have some Sweethearts from the classroom exchange in February ... no
> date on there either. There's a number, 329322. I guess that's what you
> give to the foodborne illness investigator if you get sick... they must
> have a place where they can look those up.
>

> I have some other extreemely old candy which has sentimental value.

I have to warn you -- last year's Kandee Korn is not nearly as delicious
as fresh Korn is.

I wonder where I can get a bag of Circus Peanuts -- I love that light
foam textrue.

On 9/19/2014 6:45 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, September 19, 2014 1:20:21 PM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> I have some Sweethearts from the classroom exchange in February ... no
>> date on there either. There's a number, 329322. I guess that's what you
>> give to the foodborne illness investigator if you get sick... they must
>> have a place where they can look those up.
>>
>
>> I have some other extreemely old candy which has sentimental value.
>
> I have to warn you -- last year's Kandee Korn is not nearly as delicious
> as fresh Korn is.

So very true.

> I wonder where I can get a bag of Circus Peanuts -- I love that light
> foam textrue.

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/walk-the...circus-peanuts

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page...rcus%20peanuts

> wrote in message
...
> On Friday, September 19, 2014 1:20:21 PM UTC-7, tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> I have some Sweethearts from the classroom exchange in February ... no
>> date on there either. There's a number, 329322. I guess that's what you
>> give to the foodborne illness investigator if you get sick... they must
>> have a place where they can look those up.
>>
>
>> I have some other extreemely old candy which has sentimental value.
>
> I have to warn you -- last year's Kandee Korn is not nearly as delicious
> as fresh Korn is.
>
> I wonder where I can get a bag of Circus Peanuts -- I love that light
> foam textrue.

Try Big Lots. I have bought them there. But I can't say for sure that they
have them now.

On Friday, September 19, 2014 7:45:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
>
> I wonder where I can get a bag of Circus Peanuts -- I love that light
>
> foam textrue.

Somewhere out there, there are folks who actually *like* Circus Peanuts.
As hard as it is to imagine...

http://www.unconventionalmommytails....s+peanuts1.jpg

--Bryan

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years )
>and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now
>mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the law
>on this? Thanks.


If there is such a law, I hope it has a sunset provision.

On 2014-09-19 3:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many
> years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this
> was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a
> link to the law on this? Thanks.

Google is your friend. Try "vinegar best by before date". Vinegar is a
preservative. It has an indefinite shelf life.

On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:41:57 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-09-19 3:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many
>> years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this
>> was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a
>> link to the law on this? Thanks.
>
>Google is your friend. Try "vinegar best by before date". Vinegar is a
>preservative. It has an indefinite shelf life.

Vinegar has a "best used by" date... doesn't go bad but it gets
cloudy.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
>I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many years )
>and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that this was now
>mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone supply a link to the law
>on this? Thanks.

I can't supply a link but I frequently see this. I think sometimes they use
a stamp and it doesn't make it onto some packages.

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:59:15 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia wrote:
>
> > I bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar ( enough to last me many
> > years ) and noticed there was no date anywhere. I thought that
> > this was now mandatory on all packaged food items. Can someone
> > supply a link to the law on this? Thanks.
>
> There is no such law. Best by/Use by dates are not mandatory. And
> when they are used, nothing governs them. Manufacturers and retailers
> are free to use any date they want, code the date so that consumers
> can't decipher it, or not use a date at all.
>
> A lot or batch number is the only variable mark required on a package
> during packaging (applies to most, but not all foods).
>
> -sw

Milk does have legal "sell by" date requirements, other foods not so
much.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:43:19 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> There is no such law. Best by/Use by dates are not mandatory. And
>>> when they are used, nothing governs them. Manufacturers and retailers
>>> are free to use any date they want, code the date so that consumers
>>> can't decipher it, or not use a date at all.
>>>
>>> A lot or batch number is the only variable mark required on a package
>>> during packaging (applies to most, but not all foods).
>>
>> Milk does have legal "sell by" date requirements, other foods not so
>> much.
>
> California has a date law for milk but the date is arbitrary. A
> handful of other states have a mandatory sell-by dates for milk,
> usually 12-20 days from pasteurization. There is no milk or dairy law
> for Texas.
>
> The only Federal requirement for dates on food is for baby food and
> formula - which must be purged from retail shelves by a set date.
>

of course if the baby food is bought and taken home and fed to a baby, it is
likely to be purged much earlier than the sell by date.

On 9/19/2014 8:02 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:43:19 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> There is no such law. Best by/Use by dates are not mandatory. And
>>> when they are used, nothing governs them. Manufacturers and retailers
>>> are free to use any date they want, code the date so that consumers
>>> can't decipher it, or not use a date at all.
>>>
>>> A lot or batch number is the only variable mark required on a package
>>> during packaging (applies to most, but not all foods).
>>
>> Milk does have legal "sell by" date requirements, other foods not so
>> much.
>
> California has a date law for milk but the date is arbitrary. A
> handful of other states have a mandatory sell-by dates for milk,
> usually 12-20 days from pasteurization. There is no milk or dairy law
> for Texas.


Every container of milk I buy in Texas has an expiration date. Same for
yogurt and eggs.

> The only Federal requirement for dates on food is for baby food and
> formula - which must be purged from retail shelves by a set date.
>
> -sw
>


--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:41:01 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>
> Every container of milk I buy in Texas has an expiration date. Same for
> yogurt and eggs.

I think it's a sell by date (for the store to rotate it off the
shelf), not an expiration date. Food doesn't magically go bad the day
after the date on a package.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:41:01 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Every container of milk I buy in Texas has an expiration date. Same for
>> yogurt and eggs.
>
> I think it's a sell by date (for the store to rotate it off the
> shelf), not an expiration date. Food doesn't magically go bad the day
> after the date on a package.

Some have a use by date.

On 9/20/2014 3:00 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:41:01 -0500, Janet Wilder >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Every container of milk I buy in Texas has an expiration date. Same for
>>> yogurt and eggs.
>>
>> I think it's a sell by date (for the store to rotate it off the
>> shelf), not an expiration date. Food doesn't magically go bad the day
>> after the date on a package.
>
> Some have a use by date.

And again, it's arbitrary. A recommendation, not a commandment.

Jill