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Shelf Life Coding

Code Identification and Product Shelf Life

MEYENBERG®Fresh Whole Ultra Pasteurized and Low Fat Goat Milk
Stamped on Top on Carton
Shelf Life: 63 days from date of manufacture
Use within 7 to 10 days of opening.

MEYENBERG® 12 oz. Powdered Goat Milk*
Stamped on Bottom of Canister Code
Shelf Life: 4 years from date of manufacture unopened
After opening, consume within 2 months.
Use within 7 to 10 days of mixing.

MEYENBERG® Evaporated Goat Milk
Stamped on Bottom of Can
Shelf Life: 4 years from date of manufacture
Use within 7 to 10 days of opening.

First Line: Plant manufacture designation
0558 = Yellville Plant
0612 = Turlock Plant

Second Line: Date Manufactured
1st digit = Year in current decade
2nd digit= Month, expressed in alphas
3rd- 4th digit = Day of the months

For example: 9A15 = January 15, 2009


9 = year in current decade
A= First letter of the alphabet which equals the first month of the year
15 = Day of the month

MEYENBERG® 4oz. Powdered Goat Milk Packet*
Embossed on Left Side Margin of Packet
Shelf Life: 18 months from date of manufacture unopened
After opening, consume within 2 months.
Use within 7 to 10 days of mixing.

1st - 3rd digit = Day of the year
4th digit = Year in current decade

For example: 3458 = December 11, 2008


345= Day of the year
8 = Year in current decade

*Meyenberg uses the Julian Code dating system for both 12 oz. And 4 oz. Powdered Goat Milks