Surely, many have seen the same product on store shelves with for different periods suitability. One product was produced a couple of days ago, while another will no longer be suitable for consumption in two days. Another example: you open a chocolate bar, and there is a strange white coating on it, although everything is in order with the expiration date. In this case, perhaps the problems lie in the shelf life. TAM.BY tried to sort out this confusion.
Best before date
Shelf life is the period after which the product (work result) is considered unsuitable for its intended use.
The expiration date can be indicated either as a specific date (Expired until: 05/01/2019) or as a time period (Expired within 12 months).
By law, the sale of expired goods is prohibited. We have already written about what to do if you find an expired product on the counter.
Shelf life
Shelf life – the period during which the product (result of work) if established conditions storage retains the properties and characteristics specified in regulatory documents, establishing requirements for the quality of goods (work, services), and (or) in the contract.
(Chapter 1, Article 1 of the Law “On Protection of Consumer Rights”)
Often buyers think that expiration date and shelf life are one and the same. But that's not true. Often both dates are indicated on the packaging. But after the expiration of the shelf life, the product may change some of its qualities, but will remain suitable for consumption.
The difference between shelf life and shelf life is easy to explain using the example of honey. On average, its shelf life does not exceed 12 months, as indicated on the packaging. But this does not mean that after a year this product cannot be eaten. He'll just change appearance. For example, it can be sugared. But it will not lose its beneficial properties.
But be careful about dairy and meat products and medications. If the shelf life has expired, it is better to refrain from consuming them.
Service life
Service life - a calendar period established in days, months, years, or operating time established in hours, operation cycles, kilometers or other similar indicators provided for by law or contract based on the functional purpose of the product (work result), during which the manufacturer ( the contractor) undertakes to provide the consumer with the opportunity to use the product (result of work) for its intended purpose and bear responsibility for shortcomings that arise through his fault.
In simple words: by setting the service life of the product, the manufacturer guarantees that during this time the product will be in good condition and will not cause harm to the life, health, or property of the buyer.
There are goods that can be sold without deadline services. In this case, the manufacturer is obliged to ensure the safety of the product for 10 years from the date of its sale.
Warranty period
Warranty period - a calendar period established in days, months, years, or operating time established in hours, operation cycles, kilometers or other similar indicators, provided for by law or a contract, during which the product (result of work, service) must meet the requirements for its quality, determined in the manner prescribed by law.
(Chapter 1, Article 1 of the Law “On Protection of Consumer Rights”)
If we talk about the warranty period and service life, then here too consumers are often confused and I think that there is no difference between them. In fact, these concepts are different.
The service life is set by the manufacturer based on the functional purpose of the product. But the warranty period can be set by both the manufacturer and the seller. In this case, the purpose of the product does not matter.
Another difference is that the service life begins from the moment the product is manufactured, and the warranty period begins from the moment it is handed over to the client.
The specified service life obliges the manufacturer to bear obligations to the buyer. This applies, for example, to repair and maintenance, production and supply of spare parts to retail outlets and repair shops. He is also responsible for product defects caused by the manufacturer.
We discussed the nuances of returning goods under warranty in
“You and I have found out that using expired cosmetics is unsafe for our skin, which is why it is so important to be able to determine the expiration date of cosmetics. And it seemed like there was nothing complicated about it, but the expiration date of cosmetics is not always indicated in numbers (use before such and such a date) and often these are icons and codes. Today we will learn to decipher the meaning of which, and we will also consider the types of expiration date markings for cosmetics, what the expiration date depends on and how to monitor it (there are a lot of letters, so I wish you patience :) but the information will be useful).
What determines the shelf life of cosmetics?
- Preservatives and their quantity. Preservatives prevent bacteria from multiplying in our cosmetics and prevent the active components in the products from being destroyed. The more different preservatives are contained, the more different bacteria are killed.
- Active components and their quantity. Most often, the active ingredients in cosmetics are unpredictable, which can reduce the shelf life of cosmetics.
- Availability of water. Water in the composition can provoke the growth of bacteria. This is why dry products have a longer shelf life.
- Packaging form. Dispensers and pumps reduce exposure to oxygen to a minimum and protect against moisture and bacteria getting into the products. The correct form of packaging will help extend the shelf life of cosmetics.
How to determine the expiration date of cosmetics
All cosmetic products have two types of expiration dates:
- entire shelf life, in unopened packaging
- and expiration date after opening the package.
Expiration date of unopened product
You should pay attention to the expiration date of unopened products immediately, immediately before purchasing. Otherwise, you may not notice how the new product you bought will become unusable earlier than you expected, due to the fact that its shelf life is coming to an end. Therefore, the first thing we always do is check the expiration date of cosmetics in closed packaging before purchasing.
And in order not to get confused in the store (and this is quite possible), because different representatives of cosmetics indicate the expiration date of cosmetics differently. Let's look at the most common ones:
- production date(production date or manufacture date) + shelf life(shelf life period).
Usually indicate month/year (09/15). On imported means - month/day/year (09/12/15), Sometimes year listed first (15/12/09) .
- expiration date(expiration date).
It is also indicated as a date or exp. + date. In accordance with the ECU (European Cosmetic Union) guidelines, the expiration date is indicated for cosmetics that have a shelf life of 30 months. and less, but if more than 30 months, then cosmetics manufacturers are no longer required to indicate the expiration date and the expiration date of such products can already be determined only by the batch code. And it is important to understand that if the shelf life of cosmetics is 30 months or more, this does not mean that you can use this product during this entire period. Here we turn our attention to the expiration date of the opened product.
- batch code(batch code).
The code (alphanumeric, not barcode) indicates information about the date of manufacture. Most often, it is printed at the bottom or bottom of the product, or is knocked out (pressed out) on the solder seam of the product; in general, there is no exact position, so you will have to look for it. Each manufacturer has its own batch code encryption, because this information is proprietary. It can encrypt not only the production date, but also the factory and shift that produced this product. Therefore, it will not be possible to independently determine the production date and expiration date of cosmetics using the code. But there are several resources to help us. You need to enter the brand of the product and its code, and eventually get the production date and expiration date of your product.
Examples of indicating the shelf life of a product in unopened form and by batch code
Resources for determining and checking the expiration date of cosmetics by batch code:
- table - http://expiry.narod.ru/
- website (one of the old ones) - http://cosmeticswizard.net/
- Ukrainian forum in Russian http://makeup.kharkov.ua/decoder.php
- websites in English — http://checkcosmetic.net/ and http://www.checkfresh.com/ (a photo of the code is also shown here, how it should look)
- http://www.labeltest.com/scodes.html - here you can check the authenticity of the product by barcode
- http://www.cosmetic-ingredients.net / - here you can check the ingredients of cosmetics
It turns out to be very convenient, because the dates indicated in the code and in the translation are not always the same on imported products with a pasted translation. It’s also not immediately possible to remember exactly when you bought this or that product, or even the manufacturing date and expiration date on the box that you threw away a long time ago, or were erased from the packaging (which should not happen with a quality product). But you shouldn’t completely trust the information from these resources, because there are no official databases with transcripts, and the developers of these resources collected all the information themselves, which we can use :)
Examples of product expiration dates open form
Expiration date of opened product
After opening the product, its storage conditions change (contact with oxygen and skin, exposure to light), which contribute to the growth of bacteria. This shortens the shelf life of the product after opening (PAO - period after opening), so it is indicated on the packaging separately in the form of an open jar with a number and the letter “M” (month) or “Y” (year), which indicate How long will it take for the product to become unusable after opening it? For example, 6M - 6 months, 1Y - 1 year, and so on. Most often, such a sign of the expiration date of an opened product is present on the packaging of creams, liquid products and natural cosmetics.
How to use expiration dates on cosmetics
We've become familiar with the types of expiration dates, now let's figure out how to use them.
If the expiration date of cosmetics is coming to an end, and you just opened it recently, then you need to be guided by the general expiration date. And when the sealed product expires, it is no longer suitable for use.
If the shelf life of unopened cosmetics does not expire soon, but you have already opened the product and are using it, then you need to focus on the expiration date of the opened product (open jar icon). And if you have crossed this expiration date for an open product, then you can no longer use this product, its time of use has expired and the product should be transported to the trash bin.
Standard expiration dates for cosmetics
It happens that it is impossible to immediately determine the expiration date of cosmetics (dates are not indicated), then you can use the approximate standard expiration dates of cosmetics.
Natural remedies— 6 months The shelf life of natural cosmetics is short because they contain few or no preservatives.
Skin care products— 12 — 24 months.
The rest is indicated in the table.
How to keep track of the expiration date of cosmetics
If you haven’t checked your cosmetic bag for expired cosmetics, now is the time :) Moreover, now you know how to check the expiration date of cosmetics using the code yourself. And so that you don’t have to carry out an audit constantly, you should get into the habit when buying a new one. cosmetic product put on it the expiration date when closed and when you open the product - the expiration date when opened. If you decide to use the product right away, then determine which expiration date will come first (as calculated in the pictures above - comparing the expiration dates of the product in closed and open form), and write it down on the packaging. An indelible marker or stamper will help you with this (if the packaging does not come into contact with water). With this habit, you will not have questions about the suitability of your product.
- for IOS:“Cosmetic bag” (there is a built-in purchase - 119 rubles. At the beginning you use it for free for some time, then you have to pay if you decide to use it further. It’s a one-time payment. 119 rubles - in my opinion, not expensive for a convenient application).
- for Android: “My Cosmetics”, “Check Your Cosmetics” and “Cosmetics Checker”.
In the “Cosmetic bag” and “My cosmetics” applications, it is possible not only to find out and check the expiration date of cosmetics by code, but also to create your own list of cosmetics, which will monitor the expiration dates of your products and the marker can be put aside :) What else What’s convenient is that you always have a list of care products with you, and if you decide to go to the store and buy some cosmetics, you will always know which products you have run out of or which ones are about to expire.
I hope the information was useful to you and you won’t have any problems with expired cosmetics :) How often do you check the expiration dates of cosmetics?
All cosmetic products without exception must indicate the production date: most often it will be indicated on the packaging in the usual form “ month/year" or " date/month/year" But sometimes the production date is not indicated in clear form - instead, a code is applied that is convenient for the manufacturer, but does not provide any information to the average person.
In this case, carefully examine the packaging (usually the code is located at the bottom of the container: bottle, tube, etc.; in addition, it may be printed on the bottom of the package) and determine the exact production date using the Cosmetic Calculator.
Now about the expiration date. According to the law, indicating the shelf life of a cosmetic product is mandatory only if it is less than 30 months. It is indicated in the form of an inscription like: Exp 09/2010. And this means that this product retains all its properties and qualities until the expiration date. specified date.
If the expiration date is not specified, then it is a priori 30 months or more. But this does not mean that this cosmetic product can be used throughout this entire period. Look for a symbol on the packaging that looks like a jar with an open lid. It usually indicates the term of use from the moment of opening - in this case, 12M means that from the moment the package is opened and first used, this cosmetic product retains all its properties and qualities for 12 months.
Indeed, as soon as the jar/tube/bottle was first opened, much less used, the cosmetics began to deteriorate.
Naturally, in order to find out whether cosmetics with such a marking are expired, you need to know exactly when it was opened. Let us note once again - not purchased, but rather opened (unfortunately, this can often happen before purchase; but it happens that you open cosmetics not immediately after purchase, but much later). Ideally, make it a rule to mark the date of first use of cosmetics directly on the packaging. To find out how long you should use this product, all you have to do is find a special symbol in the form of a jar with an open lid and indicating a number with the letter M - that is how many months you can use this product from the moment it is unpacked.
That is, there are two different ways to indicate the expiration date of a cosmetic product: cosmetics that “live” for more than 30 months are marked with an icon indicating the term of use from the moment of opening; and the rest indicates the expiration date in months from the date of production.
Certainly, existing system labeling causes a lot of confusion. For example, is it not always possible to keep a product with an expiration date on it (that is, less than 30 months) open for 24 months without harm? Conversely, when there is only a “use 6 months from opening” mark, it is likely that the shelf life (30 months or more) has already expired.
Ideally, both dates should be indicated on a cosmetic product. Therefore, European legislation introduces a new concept - “minimum shelf life” - “the date until which a cosmetic product fulfills all its properties and does not pose any danger to the consumer.” For the new concept, there is also a new logo in the form of an hourglass indicating the date (“ month/year" or " day/month/year»).
Cosmetics with similar markings have already begun to appear on the European market, but they will become mandatory for everyone later.
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Average life expectancy of cosmetics
The shelf life of a cosmetic product most often depends on the consistency of the product and its composition. But there is also an average “life expectancy” of cosmetics - on average, the shelf life of a cosmetic product varies from 3 months to 3 years:
- perfume, eau de toilette, eau de parfum– up to 3 years;
- powders(including blush, powder eye shadow) - from 1 to 3 years;
- foundation in a jar or cream powder– from 1 to 3 years;
- liquid foundations(in tubes or jars with a dispenser) – 1 year;
- nail polish– 1 year;
- sun protection cosmetics– 1 year (but not more than one season);
- lipstick, lip gloss– 1 year;
- contour pencils(for eyes, for lips) – about 1 year;
- facial skin care products(moisturizing cosmetics, anti-wrinkle, eye contour) in sealed packaging with a dispenser - about a year, in a jar - from 6 to 10 months
- solid eyeliners And eyebrow pencils- from 6 to 8 months;
- self-tanning– 6 months;
- mascara– 3-6 months;
- liquid eyeliner– from 3 to 4 months.
Separately, we note that natural and bio-cosmetics, which do not contain preservatives, are stored for a maximum of 6 months from the moment of opening. The fact is that the absence of preservatives leads to faster proliferation of fungi and bacteria.
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What is the date on the package
We are accustomed to the way products are labeled domestic production, but imported goods sometimes raise questions. Today we will only talk about the dates that are present in the labeling of imported goods.
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For food and drinks, two types of labeling dates are considered the most legal: “Use by” - use on the specified date and “Best before” - best before the specified date.
"Use by" means that the retailer must ensure that the product is not offered to customers after this date. That is, after the “Use by” date, the product should not be sold.
"Best before" means that the product has best quality before the specified date. After this date, the quality will gradually deteriorate. Unlike "Use by", the law allows products to be sold after the "Best before" date. This label is used on products that are less perishable.
Sometimes you can find the following markings: “display until” (show, offer until) and “sell by” (sell by). Most often, "display until" and "sell by" indicate dates two or three days before "Use by" or "Best before." These alternative markings have no legal meaning. They are an invention of salespeople, designed to make sales easier and faster.
On non-food products You can find the following types of dates: “Date of manufacture/production” (date of manufacture or production), “Expiry date” (expiration date), “Recommended life once the product has been opened or put into use” (recommended service life after opening of the product or start of operation). Most often, these dates are used on non-food products such as toothpaste, cosmetics, batteries, etc. It should be noted that abbreviations are possible when marking. For example, EXP SEP 93 is written instead of EXPIRY DATE: SEP 93, MFD 7/91 instead of MANUFACTURED 7/91 or PROD 08/95 instead of PRODUCTED 08/95.
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Now, when you see an inscription on the packaging consisting of the letters PROD and numbers, you will know that it indicates the date of production (manufacturing) of the product, and the next inscription EXP 09/00 means the expiration date.
EXP date on packaging - what does it mean?
A question may often arise when purchasing medicine or cosmetics, for example, body cream: what does EXP mean on the package? What are these strange letters? Let's decipher them.
EXP (or “exp date”) is an abbreviation for the English “expiration date,” which translated into Russian means “expiration date.” Those. The date indicated next to these letters indicates the day, month and year after which it is not recommended to use the purchased product.
Other designations
How else is expiration date written in English? This could be the phrase “best before (end)”, which translated means: “consume until (end)”. If it's not food product, which is used, it means “use before.”
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Sometimes the expiration date in English is marked on the packaging with the following designations: “Use by”, “Best by”.
Exp: 8/2018 – expiration date until August 2018.
Best before end 07.2017 – consume before the end of July 2017.
We hope that the information was useful to you, and thanks to such small and necessary knowledge English words and abbreviations, you will not use the purchased products after the expiration date stated on the packaging.
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Expiration date as indicated
A series (in English Batch) is a certain amount of product produced without changing conditions from a certain amount of raw materials without stopping production (as if from one “batch”).
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Batch (in English Lot) is the quantity of products (possibly various series) immediately put up for sale (or sent to the buyer).
Batch numbers may include production date. Here are examples of series designations on packages:
Series No. (the first four digits indicate the year and month of production);
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The word “series” is not always present on domestic packaging. Sometimes a five-, six-, or seven-digit number is simply stamped.
Charge - Nr.: (takes into account the month and year of production)
No. or B 0615.
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Sometimes, instead of a series, a control number is indicated on the packaging of imported products, for example: “Control N” or “O.” N. 1109/56".
The lot or batch number is indicated on imported packages. Examples: LOT#0471; LOTZ31001FS; LOT674HD; LOT; LOT No. 67.
Can be used to indicate expiration dates various options. The shelf life is calculated from the date of production. Therefore, labeling most often contains information about the production date (it can be included in the batch number) and (or) the expiration date. Another option: the production date and the number of days, months or years during which the product is suitable for consumption are indicated. For example: “The release date of V is 1989. Shelf life: 5 years."
Expiration dates are often indicated by the words “Best before”, for example:
Sell by:
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Best before:
Expiration date 07/98 or (simplified): milked.
Expiration date of imported medicines and dietary supplement is designated using the word Expiry (English “expire”), and in German transcription - Verwendbar bis. Examples of expiration date designations: EXP 7/94; EXP SEP 93; EXPIRY DATE:; Verwendbarbis:. Sometimes the expiration date is indicated as follows: BEST BY 09/00 (it is better to use before 9/99); USE BY 08/02 (use before 08/02).
On labels for mineral waters, production (bottling) dates are indicated by notches on a special linear “months-years” scale located on one of the side stripes of the label, and the shelf life of the product is written in words (usually 12 months).
Very often, incompetent buyers mistake the inscription: U 1997 AN rights reserved for the expiration date of imported dietary supplements. Such a typographical inscription is present on many products that have brand (trade) names protected in accordance with the established procedure. Literally, this means that in 1997 all rights of the company were reserved for the use of brand names on the packaging of its products. This inscription has nothing to do with the expiration dates of the products. The expiration date should be looked for with a separate stamp on the same packaging.
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The production date may be included in the batch number or may be indicated separately. In English transcription, a shortened version of the word "Manufactured" is often used - "Mfd" - produced (sometimes "Mfg"). In German transcription the date of manufacture is Herstelldatum. Examples of production date designations:
What does “Exp” mean on the packaging of imported cosmetics?
For example, Exp: 01/20/2012. Is this the product's manufacturing date or expiration date?
- The expiration date is always indicated on the packaging. In Russian: "Best before." or in English: "EXP. . "
Shelf Life, Expiration Date - the time during which, subject to storage conditions and rules of use, the quality of the product is guaranteed. If storage conditions and instructions for use are not observed, the product may deteriorate before the specified date.
The words Exp or Expirydate can be found not only on the packaging of imported cosmetics, but also on the packaging of medicines, medicinal ointments, on food packaging, etc. "Expiration date", also known as the expiration date.
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Cosmetics can be used BEFORE the specified date and time.
What does the inscription “Exp” mean on the packaging of the product, as translated into Russian: “Exp” is the Expiration Date or, in other words, the expiration date of the product; it is until this date that it can be used or eaten.
As an example, I photographed the inscription on the makeup remover.
Usually they try not to write the production date ( marketing ploy), but manufacturers are required to write the expiration date.
I noticed that I increasingly come across products with the inscription “Exp”. Of course I would like to use the goods domestic manufacturer, but it turns out that more than half of the goods on the shelves are imported. It's a pity.
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I also often paid attention to this designation. I scoured the Internet and found information that on packages of imported cosmetics the “Exp” symbols indicate the expiration date, namely, how long a particular product is good for. Well, this is, of course, subject to the rules of storage and use.
This means expiration date. Just like on Russian products there is an inscription “Best before.”, then foreign products EXP. It is translated like this: “Shelf Life, Expiration Date” and after this entry there are numbers. For example, the same as you indicated in your question Exp: 01/20/2012.
This is an abbreviation for expiration date, translated as “expiration date”
This is the same as “expiration date” or “use before”
So Exp: 01/20/2012. This expiration date ends on January 20, 2012, this product must be used before the stated date
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The inscription on the packaging of cosmetics or other Exp products is similar to our “expiration date” until such and such a date. IN in this example The expiration date expired in January 2012 - you need to throw the item away urgently. Otherwise it is fraught with allergies or worse.
This entry on packages of foreign origin is translated very simply, it is an indication of the date until which this product can be used. And if we talk about the entry itself, it is simply an abbreviation for Expiration Date.
On foreign packaging/imported packaging (in your case, imported cosmetics) as well as on ours Russian goods etc. there is an inscription about the expiration date of this product.
Since this is an imported product (cosmetics), the expiration date is written on English. In English, the expiration date or best before is Expiration Date, indicated on the packages as Exp.
Exp. 01/20 is the expiration date.
The inscription "exp" on imported cosmetics means "use before." That is, the shelf life of foreign cosmetics.
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I often buy expensive cosmetics, and to make sure of its authenticity I check it using the barcode on the website http://kiev-security.org.ua/kod/index.pl
We have this too, only it is written not EXP, but the expiration date.
Expiration Date is the period of time from the production of a product to its spoilage.
After the expiration date, the food should not be consumed.
Other markings;
During the shelf life, drugs must fully retain their therapeutic activity, harmlessness and meet all the requirements of the scientific and technical documentation, in accordance with which they were released and stored under the conditions provided for by this documentation.
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Production markings
Production markings include: series, lot, production date.
A series (in English Batch) is a certain amount of product produced without changing conditions from a certain amount of raw materials without stopping production (as if from one “batch”).
Batch – a certain amount of drugs obtained as a result of one technological process
A batch (in English Lot) is a quantity of products (possibly of different series) simultaneously put up for sale (or sent to the buyer).
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Batch numbers may include production date.
Here are examples of series designations on packages:
Series No. (the last four digits indicate the month and year of production);
Series No. (series does not take into account the production date)
Series No. (the first four digits indicate the year and month of production);
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The word "series" is not always present on domestic packaging.
Sometimes a five-, six-, or seven-digit number is simply stamped.
Foreign version of the series designation:
B. No (takes into account the month and year of production);
Charge - Nr.: (takes into account the month and year of production) .
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No. or B 0615.
Sometimes, instead of a series, a control number is indicated on the packaging of imported products, for example: “Control N” or “O.N. 1109/56”.
The lot or batch number is indicated on imported packages.
Examples: LOT#0471; LOT Z31001FS: LOT 674HD; LOT; LOT No.67.
Various options can be used to indicate expiration dates.
Best before date – this is the period of time during which the drug must fully meet all the requirements of the quality standard.
The shelf life is calculated from the date of production.
Therefore, labeling most often contains information about the production date (it can be included in the batch number) and (or) the expiration date.
Another option: the production date and the number of days, months or years during which the product is suitable for consumption are indicated.
For example: "Production date Vyear. Expiration date 5 years."
Expiration dates are often indicated by the words “Best before”, for example:
Sell by:
Best before:
Expiration date 07/04 or (simplified): milked.
The expiration date of imported medicines and dietary supplements is indicated using the word Expiry (English “expire”), and in German transcription - Verwendbar bis.
Sometimes the expiration date is indicated as follows: BEST BY 09/07 (better used before 9/07); USE BY 08/04 (use before 08/04).
The production date may be included in the batch number, or may be indicated separately. In English transcription, a shortened version of the word "Manufactured" is often used - "Mfd" - produced (sometimes "Mfg").
In German transcription, the date of manufacture is Herstelldatum.
Examples of production date designations:
Manufacturer date: 08/04
Shelf life is calculated in months and/or years and is determined by subtracting:
Expiration date = shelf life – release date.
The expiration date can be determined by the labeling:
After the words “best before. “The month is written in Roman numerals, and the last two digits of the year in Arabic.
Shelf life – calendar date on the individual packaging of the drug, until which its properties, subject to proper storage, must meet the requirements of the quality standard. After this date, the drug cannot be used.
All of the production indicators discussed above are stamped on the packaging. Only the names of the indicators themselves are indicated typographically.
The product number according to the catalog of the manufacturer (or the company that has received distribution rights) is most often affixed to the packaging of imported dietary supplements and is designated, for example: PRODUCT NO. 13667. This inscription is affixed to facilitate work with distributors’ products when the company’s product range is presented a large number varieties.
If the drug is produced by a company under license, then the packaging provides information about the license holder (company name, trademark) and the license number may be indicated.
Tavegil® tablets are produced by the pharmaceutical plant EGIS A.O., Budapest, Hungary under license from Sandoz A.O. (Basel). This information is printed on a label with trademarks of both companies;
The license number is indicated on the packaging of the licensed product: “Manufacturer No.: K T K/25A/272/94” or “Mfg. Lie. No. 6/766” or “Lie. No. 1528”; The manufacturer of the drug provides information on the packaging that it is a licensed user of the product - “Licensed Used”.
In the case of joint production, an inscription such as: “Produced in collaboration with the company.” is applied to the packaging.
Consumer packaging of medicines and dietary supplements may contain the address of the manufacturer (distributor). The address may include the names of regions, cities, states, mailboxes, telephone, fax, and email addresses.
On transport packaging imported medicines are indicated by the contract number and import permit.
Sometimes the label bears the stamp of the Quality Control Department (department technical control), which gives certain guarantees of product quality by the manufacturer. The Quality Control Department stamp is often present on packaging containing chemical reagents.
Part of the marking medical products is a Stamp - a sign certifying the quality of a product (QC, rejector number, personal mark, metal sample).
The mark informs that the product has been subjected to control, checked by quality control department workers, it certifies certain properties of the product, the materials from which it is made, and confirms that the product has been tested in accordance with established rules.
The packaging of pharmaceutical products may bear the number of a standard or other document, in accordance with which this product manufactured.
Patient care items, dressings have an indication of grade on the packaging.
There may also be typographical signs on the labels that are not related to the product (signs of the printing house that completed the order for printing labels; technological designations that are understandable to specialists producing packaging or markings).
Shelf life and use EXP on the package
There are strict requirements for the application of information on goods offered in Russia. The date of manufacture and expiration date are the most important after information about the composition of the product. But not everything is so simple for the average consumer. It is difficult to find these important numbers and make out what is written. Often you have to solve charades of machine-printed numbers and letters, and in different languages. How to correctly determine whether a product can be used?
Why is knowing the expiration date important?
A conscientious manufacturer indicates the “extreme” date with some time reserve. He is responsible for the quality of the product within the possible time of use and guarantees that the product will satisfy all declared qualities.
What happens the day after the expiration date? The product, of course, will not deteriorate in an hour. But after the stated date, some of the properties will be lost. This is especially true for vitamin-containing products or pharmaceuticals.
Storage conditions are important. The general shelf life implies certain conditions: temperature and light conditions, humidity. Who will guarantee that all the time until the goods were in your hands, the manufacturer, carriers and sellers honestly complied with storage conditions?
The shelf life of a product is not the only thing you should rely on. There is another parameter - storage time after opening the package. This is common in cosmetic industry products.
After opening the tube, the new expiration date is indicated on the picture of the “jar with an open lid,” which usually indicates the number of months. For example, "6M". This means that the product can be used for no more than 6 months after opening.
Example. Bought sports nutrition with an innovative vitamin complex. Production date: 05/15/2014. At room temperature, the product in its original packaging can be stored for 2 years while retaining all its beneficial and miraculous properties. Once opened, the product must be consumed within 3 months.
You purchased food on 09/01/2015. We opened the package on 09/05/2015 and did not have time to consume everything in 3 months. On 12/05/2015 the product can be thrown away, although the total expiration date would have ended on 05/14/2016. This is such simple arithmetic that you need to use in everyday life.
Where can I look for the expiration date?
There are no strict requirements for placing production dates and expiration dates on packages.
- on the bottom or lid of the jar,
- on the label in the most unexpected places, on the sealing seam of the bag,
- on weld tube.
Sometimes it's unreadable. But information about production dates, expiration dates, storage conditions, including after opening the package, needs to be found.
How to read the production date and expiration date?
It's not that simple. Sometimes only the release date of the product may be marked, and the consumer must add the shelf life himself. Sometimes dates are indicated not only for the production of the product, but also for the expiration date.
You can find almost understandable inscriptions:
- Expiration date: "01/05/2017" or "".
- Best before: 01/01/2018.
- Expiration date: "01. 2010" or "".
- 08/14-07/17.
You just need to decipher where is the year, month, and where is the date or shift number. On products with a long shelf life, the month and year are indicated, on perishable ones - the date of the month is required, sometimes - the hour, if the shelf life is only a few days.
It gets more complicated when you encounter foreign abbreviations. What does exp on the packaging mean, or BBF? It's worth remembering the basic abbreviations.
- BESTBY or USE BY (‘better to use before...’). After the letters the end date of the product's life is indicated.
- Exp on the package means the expiration date. It is also EXPIRYDATE (“expiring date”).
Not to be confused with MFG (Manufacturing), which means production date.
We can only hope that bills will be passed that will make life easier for the consumer. Maybe in the future you won’t have to solve puzzles about where the manufacturing date is on the package, and which of the set of numbers is the month or year. True, a single format will lead to costs for producers, which will affect the consumer’s wallet.
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TOproduction markings include:series, lot, production date.
Series (in EnglishBatch) is a certain amount of product produced without changing conditions from a certain amount of raw materials without stopping production (as if from one “batch”).
Party (in EnglishLot) is the number of products (possibly of different series) simultaneously put up for sale (or sent to the buyer).
Batch numbers may include production date. Here are examples of series designations on packages:
Series No. 601198 (last four digits indicate month and year of production);
Series No. 015-0589
Series No. 034100 (series does not take into account the production date)
Series No. 9710239 (the first four digits indicate the year and month of production);
Series: 146732/141372.
The word “series” is not always present on domestic packaging. Sometimes a five-, six-, or seven-digit number is simply stamped.
Foreign version of the series designation:
IN.No020693 (takes into account the month and year of production);
Ch.- V. 210053
Charge - Nr.: 1530799 ( takes into account the month and year of production)
No. 0301192 or B 0615.
Sometimes, instead of the series, the packaging of imported products indicatescontrol number, for example: “Control N 023079” or “O. N. 1109/56".
Lot orbatch number indicated on imported packaging. At measures: LOT#0471; LOTZ31001FS; LOT674HD; LOT 0529121; LOT No. 67.
To indicateexpiration dates Various options can be used. The shelf life is calculated from the date of production. Therefore, labeling most often contains information about the production date (it can be included in the batch number) and (or) the expiration date. Another option: the production date and the number of days, months or years during which the product is suitable for consumption are indicated. For example: "Release dateV- 1989 Shelf life: 5 years."
Expiration dates are often indicated by the words “Best before”, for example:
Best before: 10 95
Best before: 112 1997
Best before: 112000
Expiration date 07/98 or (simplified): until 11 02 or 03 2000.
The expiration date of imported medicines and dietary supplements is indicated using the wordExpiry (English “expire”), and in German transcription -Verwendbar bis . Examples of expiration date designations: EXP 7/94;EXPSEP93; EXPIRYDATE: 02 12 96; Verwendbarbis: 02 03 93. Sometimes the expiration date is indicated as follows:BESTBY09/00 (better to use before 9/99);USEBY08/02 (use before 08/02).
On labels for mineral waters, production (bottling) dates are indicated by notches on a special linear “months-years” scale located on one of the side stripes of the label, and the shelf life of the product is written in words (usually 12 months).
Very often, incompetent buyers mistake the inscription: U 1997 AN for the expiration date of imported dietary supplementsrightsreserved. Such a typographical inscription is present on many products that have brand (trade) names protected in accordance with the established procedure. Literally, this means that in 1997 all rights of the company were reserved for the use of brand names on the packaging of its products. This inscription has nothing to do with the expiration dates of the products. The expiration date should be looked for with a separate stamp on the same packaging.
Production date may be included in the series number, or may be indicated separately. In English transcription, a shortened version of the word "Manufactured« - « Mfd" - produced (sometimes "008 MFD1092.
Every woman or girl has in her arsenal wide range cosmetics: creams and lotions, lipstick and shadows, varnishes and masks. And when buying another jar or bottle, she, of course, needs to find out how long all the mentioned products will be safe. This is the basic information that interests the buyer after studying the composition of the product. Usually some inscriptions and numbers on the packaging catch your eye cosmetic products. What can they say?
What does EXP mean on cosmetic packaging?
If you carefully examine the box or label on the jar, you will find the inscription EXP. Let's look at what EXP means on cosmetics packaging?
Let's try to decipher this abbreviation. It represents the first three letters of English expirations date, so EXP on the packaging when translated from English means “expiration date”.
It is specified in the format exp.MM.YYYY or exp.HHMMYY, where:
- HH - number;
- MM - month;
- YY(YYYY) - year.
For example, record exp.08.2018 means that the cosmetics expiration date is until August 2019. Another example: exp.060617. This exp entry on the packaging means that the cosmetics can be used until June 6, 2017. Its use after this date is not recommended as it may be unsafe and may cause skin irritation or allergies.
Similar information is indicated for cosmetics whose shelf life does not exceed 30 months.
If the product has a longer shelf life, then the expiration date from the moment of opening is indicated on the packaging or jar. To do this, use the icon of a jar with an open lid and numbers. If M12 is indicated on a jar of cream, this indicates that from the moment the jar is opened, the cream can be used for twelve months.
Why is it important to know the expiration date?
Indication of the expiration date on the packaging of a cosmetic product is required by law. By applying this designation, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for quality and guarantees the preservation of the beneficial properties of the product until the expiration date.
Several factors influence shelf life:
- the presence of preservatives that prevent the development of microorganisms;
- the presence of active components that reduce the properties and quality of products;
- moisture that can provoke bacterial growth;
- packaging features (dispensers and pumps) that protect the contents of the container from exposure to oxygen and the ingress of microbes.
If the expiration date has already expired, the chemical composition of the cosmetic may change:
- the acidic environment of the product changes (pH indicator);
- active substances and components of the cosmetic product are destroyed;
- Emulsion separation occurs.
EXP on the packaging indicates the period until which the cosmetic product can be safely used. If the expiration date has expired, but the cosmetic looks good and does not have any external changes, this does not guarantee that it has retained all its properties. beneficial properties. Therefore, you should not use such cosmetics.
Where can I find expiration date information on the packaging?
EXP on the packaging indicates the expiration date of the cosmetics, so this information must be found. There are no specific requirements for printing expiration dates. Such an inscription can be located anywhere:
- at the bottom of the jar;
- on the lid;
- on a label that can be stuck anywhere;
- on the seam of the tube.
You should not buy a jar of cosmetics if there are several months left before the expiration date. By choosing products with a long shelf life, it will be possible to ensure a long-lasting effect of beneficial active substances and obtain a visible effect of the purchased cosmetics.
If the expiration date has expired
If the expiration date of cosmetics has expired, then it must be thrown away! Such cosmetics will no longer be able to provide beauty and care, but there is a possibility of causing possible harm.
Due to moisture, air oxidation, sun rays preservatives and active substances are destroyed, which provokes intensive development of microbes.
It is necessary to stop using a cosmetic product in the following cases when external signs of deterioration of the cosmetics appear:
- separation of components is observed;
- the color of the product has changed;
- smell;
- consistency.
It would be great if customers pay close attention to the information on cosmetics labels and under no circumstances use expired cosmetic products.
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