What is the date code and how is it interpreted on the food container?
The date code for products produced in the United States is most often printed on the bottom of each container to provide the following information: • The first letter indicates the manufacturing facility: S02057 • The first two numbers indicate the month it was processed: S02057 • The second set of two numbers indicate the day it was processed: S02057 • The last number indicates the year it was processed: S02057 • Example: date code printed is S02057 Interpretation: Produced in Stockton, California on February 5, 2007 Some imported canned products are manufactured in Brazil or Argentina which will contain a date code structure that is different from products produced in the United States. For assistance with foreign date codes or for any questions concerning our products, please call our consumer hot line number of 1-800-523-4635 anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Standard time, Monday through Friday, or in the summer between 7:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursda
