Regarding our recent thread on store practices with eggs and their
cartons (how they handle breakage and repackaging) and how nervous some
people become with eggs:
The March 2004 issue of Consumer Reports states that federally graded
eggs can't have an expiration date over 30 days past being put in the
carton, yet they're still safe to use "for the next 3-5 weeks" past
sale. The article also mentions that product dating is *not* required
except on poultry, infant formula and some baby food.