What are the Date Codes on your Canned & Powdered Milk ? When Did you Buy Them ?

[gunDriller]

We are trying to figure out what date code indicates a manufacture before March 11. To give us an idea of what milk is Radiation Free.

I was wondering, for the people here who bought evaporated milk in January February March 2011,2 questions -

* when did you buy the milk ?

* what is the date code ?

This is a picture of milk I bought last week, the week ending Good Friday, 2011 -

http://oi53.tinypic.com/6susn8.jpg

The one on the left is Carnation. The one on the right is Great Value Evap. Milk.

I know those date codes, with the time stamp, mean something about time of manufacture ! Just trying to figure out what ???

[MNeagle]

If you go to the manufacturer's website, they should indicate their coding methods. Typically it will tell you which plant it came from, the lot/batch, time processed etc.

If not, email or call their customer service for your info.

[gunDriller]

If you go to the manufacturer's website, they should indicate their coding methods. Typically it will tell you which plant it came from, the lot/batch, time processed etc.

If not, email or call their customer service for your info.


thanks !

i tried that on both the Carnation/Nestle website, and also on Walmart.

my enthusiasm for pre-March 11 products is growing.

i'm thinking about buying bagged steer manure to compost with, because i didn't act quickly enough to order the "10 cubic yards for $100" deal in the newspaper, and at this point my guess is, most of the fresh manure comes from horses & cows that ate radiation-rain-fed grass.


not that i'm planning on mixing the milk with the manure ... :o