Experts provide a guide to the variety of confusing 'freshness' dates on food. Safe Home Food Storage, a Texas A&M book available from tcebookstore.org. Aashiqui 2 songs download.

• Food Expiration Code
• Expiration Date Codes On Food

Food Expiration Code

Expiration Date Codes On Food

I was one confused consumer one night last week. Late at night and hungry, I opened the freezer door to find a lone microwave dinner. 'OK,' I thought, 'this will have to do.' But then something happened that crushed my hopes of a hunger-free night. Printed on the carton was a 'Use By' date, and it was now almost two month's past that date. Atif aslam hindi songs mp3. Suddenly, visions of past problems of spinach and cookie dough danced in my head. There I was, a grown man staring at that 'use by' date and thinking, 'Will eating this mean a trip to the emergency room?'

At least I knew that I wasn't alone. Millions of consumers experience the confusion of product dating, primarily because it is confusing. One package might have a 'sell by' date, another a 'best before' date, and yet another, a 'use by' date. Some products even use what is called a Julian Date, which is perfectly understandable as long as you're a mathematician. It would be much easier if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the U.S.