Keebler Expiration Codes

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Kellogg's includes manufacture codes on products to show customers the date by which they should consume them. You can still eat Kellogg's products after the printed date, but vitamin and mineral content usually decline past the product's expiration. Kellogg's uses different expiration codes for different products; they usually consist of a combination of numbers and letters. Learning how to read expiration codes on Kellogg's products will enable you to determine if your cereal is past its consumption date.

Does not have a uniform system of coding expiration dates on food products as of 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal government only requires expiration dates on baby foods and infant formula.

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Other dating on food products is voluntary. Open dating uses calendar dates and closed, or coded, dating is a process used by manufacturers to help with managing inventory.

Closed coding is used on products with longer shelf lives, such as canned and boxed foods. The USDA notes that while closed codes could refer to manufacturing date, the codes are not intended for consumer use and no single translation source exists. Copyright © 2019 Leaf Group Ltd.

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Keebler Expiration Date Codes

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