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how to decipher this?
i have a pile of hunt's homestyle meals. it has a dot matrix mark on the bottom of can. is this even the expiry date? code says "Y937E 1271L"
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- SylviaLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Each company has its own code system.
Often numbers and letters indicate the production plant and so on.
article here from seattle times:
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CRACKING+THE+FOOD-PA...
I've called the canning company before and customer service will tell you how old it is.(aka the 800# on the can, or get it from their website)
Source(s): Sylvia's Kitchen Sync http://www.sylviaskitchensync.com/
