I  bought  a package of Reeses Peanut Butter cups.  Used to be, that had  a statement that said, "Best if used before __" and had a date. Now ther is a code that say "S6ALVS  " How are we supposed to knwo it it isnt any good anymore? This candy was terrible, because the peanut butter inside was not moist, but, dry like a powder.  I think the candy has expired its freshness date. So why did they remove expiration dates?\nCandy isn't the only thing. I notice now, many products, like breakfast cereals, also have a code instead of a date.
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This is done so you can't read the expiration date.\nThe grocers can read the codes, and it is up to them to pull the products. If they abuse the system, you suffer.
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This is like giving up the secret recipe, But since it is available to everyone I don't mind giving it away. The website is called Premier Products which has lots of things to sell. I actually bought stuff for my parents Christmas last year. I got away cheap. Nonetheless, the website is below.
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my grandmother who raised me (i'm 34 and she would have been 102) used that stuff. i haven't heard of it since the 70's. OMG i can't believe anyone else used it but her.\nand she was just like your grandmother, expiration dates meant nothing to her!
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I got a good one for you\nVector cerial! only sold in canada..\nthe damn box reads "Meal Replacement"!\nwhat the he*l is in the box to replace the meal?\nwhat would I change? everything! package color text/color... yellow is gross...hang the person who first did the package design...
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I work at Walmart and it is true. A vendor comes in and stocks the merchandise, displays the programs through the store and changes what is needed. At this time, I cannot tell you the name of the vendor, but I know I could find out if need be. It just never came about in the past as to whom they are since I don't work that particular department.  If the store is informed that they cannot sell a movie or DVD prior to a certain day and time but the store does in fact sell it prior, that company has every right not to place the product in the store. Therefore, that would be more of a loss if they removed all movies, etc from the shelves
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its like using shampoo past the experation date or water. its put on there to move it from the store. so it doesnt sit to long. Food and drugs are really the only thing experattion dates are really important on
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The expiration date that you give is more of a benchmark of shelf life than an actual date it will go "bad."  Say the ibuprofen you are using in your example is 200mg per tablet.  What the manufacturer is telling you with this expiration date is that each tablet will be effective at 200mg until 10/31/05.  After that each tablet may start losing effectiveness.  Say you took one of those tablets today (11/1/06).  The same tablet may have been more effective if it were taken 1 year ago on 11/1/2005.  The further out from the expiration date you go, the less and less effective the drug may become.  I am not aware of any OTC med that could "harm" you after it passes it's shelf life. It becomes less effective and may start to break down.
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That happend to my husband after opening up something, think it was a tv dinner from Reesers. He was eating, and soon found a piece of a rubber glove in his food. We called the company, they knew nothing about it and said all they would do was send coupons which they did, about $40 worth. I was still kinda ticked about it, for one they were rude. But when I did talk to someone about it, they pretty much told me that something like that is very hard to prove and that alot of people will plant things in the food, trying to get money from the company. Like the Wendy's story with the finger. So I don't think something like that would be an easy case in court, you might be better off just calling the company and complaining, and see what they will do.\n\nI'm sure if someone had lost a finger or been hurt at the company they would have closed all the lines and destroyed everything that day.
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Throw it out. \n\nIt's true that many medications can be used beyond their expiration date, and in fact they are often shipped to third world countries where they are sorely needed.\n\nUnfortunately, insulin loses its potency more quickly than most drugs. If it isn't potent enough to control your blood glucose you could potentially end up in the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis.\n\nPlay it safe. Get some fresh insulin. You and your health are worth the effort.
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Well, its generally not a good idea to drink things that are expiried.  HOWEVER, let me tell you why supplement shakes are technically OK to drink.  It has to do with food labeling laws.\n\nAll vitamins/minerals in food supplements (and drinks) decay at a certain rate.  (This is the halflife, etc...).  Some vitaminswill degrade quicker than others.\n\nACCORDING TO THE LAW, at the expiration date, the amount of vitamins/minerals in the shake has to be at that amount or HIGHER.  So, when things are well before their expiration date, they actually more MORE than the amount of vitamins/minerals than what is stated on the package.\n\nSo, if something is past the expiration date, then the vitamin/mineral/etc content will be BELOW the numbers listed in the "nutritent information" section.\n\nHowever, slim fast may be using milk or something else in it.  Generally, in the hospital setting, if tube feedings or supplement shakes are expired, we throw it out.\n\nYou probably should not eat it - but I just wanted to give you some of the law background on supplements.\n\nRegards,\nRyan
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The peanut butter solution\nAnd actually it was a boy who was kidnapped by his teacher. Why well the kid went into a haunted house and got so scared that all his hair fell out, so he finds this recipe to make your hair grow back but he mess it up and his hair will not stop growing!\nI hope that it! Let me know if it is not.\nThe sugar is used to trail the teacher back to the warehouse but while they are chasing after the trail a street cleaner washes away the trail.\ni found the sight log onto\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089789/
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We make cookies and candy every year. I start at the first of the month or right after Thanksgiving. Chocolate keeps for a long time so no worries there, same with hard tac candies. Cookies you can freeze. Makes life so much easier to have things done so you can enjoy the days right before Christmas. I have frozen cookies, pies and cakes with no problems.
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never tried them after the expiration date. I dont think that i would either
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MS has made them time limited, and they will expire after a set period of time. Personally, I found the Beta to be nothing but trouble. I wouldn't even try at this point if you haven't yet. It's buggy as hell. No wonder they have missed several launch dates and changed the name from Longhorn to Vista. Wait until they get it right (if they ever do). You'll sleep better.
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Well to be honest, you shouldn't take anything that's out of date.  The date is there for a purpose.  If you suffer or end up in hospital you wouldn't be able to blame anybody but yourself!!
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They are not going to be very happy with you taking thier candy. I wouldn't take it all away from them--but maybe tell them to pick out their favorites (twenty or so each), so they can have one piece a day...and tell them they can trade the rest for whatever you think they would like most from what you listed (you probably know that better than we do)
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Marine Corps boot camp, December 1956.    It is two weeks before Christmas and the DI's have relaxed the rule about receiving packages from home.  The one rule that did apply is that you shared your booty with the rest of the platoon.\n\nMarching back from afternoon chow, the DI allowed the smoking lamp to be lit while we stood in formation, at ease, near our own Quonset huts.  With that, the DI asked Pvt. Mason what he had stuffed in his utility jacket.  At first, Mason denied having anything, but when the DI persisted in his questioning, Pvt. Mason pulled out three candy bars.....\n\nWith that, the DI began to chastise Mason for hoarding contraband and not sharing with the rest of the platoon.  He said, "look platoon, Pvt Mason is keeping his 'pogey bait' all to himself and is not sharing.  "Pvt Mason we are all going to stand here and watch, while you eat all three of those candy bars."  With that, Mason started to peel away the wrapper on the first candy bar.  The DI immediately barked in with "  no no Mason, you will eat those candy bars, wrapper and all."