How do you read expiration dates on the bottom of coke cans?

Question

im having a debate with my dad and on the bottom it says: APR010708NFW and i think it is an old can saying april 2001 and my dad says it expires april 1, 2007. give me avidence for the answer!!

Answer 1

It is read month then the day then the year. I read the date, because I don't want to get sick, and I don't like the taste of expired pop (soft drink).

Answer 2

u r dad's right! Use logic. How can something edible expire during a whole month. There has to be a date for the expiration. By ur standard does it mean it expires when April starts or does it expire at the end of April? U can be right too only if the can was produced in April of 2001 but then again it must have a production date not just a month.

Answer 3

April 01, 2007
Listen to your dad. He is correct.
APR obviously means April.
The first 2 numbers are the date.
The last 2 numbers are the last to numbers of the year (07 = 2007).

Answer 4

i could think of this is wonderful. Coke is all sugar and preservatives. The expiration date is actual a "desirable by ability of" date, so after July, it must be flat-tasting. i would not propose eating Coke that expired in the process the 80's, yet one that merely exceeded the date in July won't harm you.

Answer 5

Coke cans did not come with expiration dates until recently, ask your parents their Coke cans never expired, this is a marketing gimmick to make you drink all the Coke you buy before time's up and buy more- increasing consumption is the bottom line.

Coke is not a fresh drink it is chemicals,artificial coloring and sugar,it is not going to sour like milk, I never bother reading the expiration dates.

Answer 6

Your dad is right.

It's April 01, 07 if it were April 23, it would read APR2307

Answer 7

usually the first 3 digits tell you the expiration date.

Answer 8

Your dad is probably right on this one. Email Coke and see if they will tell you.

Answer 9

I think you might be right. Month and then year.