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From the Duncan Hines Blog:
Every Duncan Hines product will list either an expiration date or manufacturing date on the package. This date can be found on the top of most packages.
If the box has the words "Rec Use By" or "Rec Best By", followed by a date, then what is listed is the expiration date. As an example, "Rec Best By Apr 29 05" means the product should be used by April 29, 2005. For best taste and product quality, we recommend that the product always be used by this expiration date. Any remaining numbers and letters are a plant code which doesn't involve the use by date.
If the product does not clearly state "Rec Use By" or "Rec Best By", this is an item stamped with the manufacturing date. Holding the package under a direct light, you will see a series of numbers and a letter either stamped in ink, indented or pressed into the package --- these are not the bar coded numbers which grocery stores use for pricing.
The first number represents the year in which the product was made. For instance, a 4 means it was made in 1994, a 3 is 1993 and so on. The next 3 numbers represent the day of the year the product was made. An example would be 4122E42, which would mean the product was made in 1994 on the 122nd day, or May 2, 1994. The remaining numbers and letters are a plant code which doesn't involve the date.
Duncan Hines Layer Cake mixes perform best if used within two years of the manufacturing date. Other Duncan Hines mixes and frostings should be used within one year. This time frame is only a guideline. If stored in a cool, dry area our products will remain fresh longer. Older mix is not harmful in any way; however, the leavening ingredient is affected by age, and the product may not rise properly.
You can contact Duncan Hines from their site on the link below.
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∙ 13y ago
Anonymous
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∙ 13y agoThere are expiration dates on their frostings. You have to look on the bottom of the can. I'll bet their cake mixes have expiration dates too, or at least "Best if used by..." dates. Sometimes these dates are hard to locate, but they're there.
No they are not there. Unless the box I have is older than yours that does have one. So what do you do to find out. I called the number 1 800 346 6478 on the package. And it is not Procter & Gamble the distributor on the box.
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I have a bob with the following information: Oct 22 20 22:32 652
What is the expiration date?
Donna Sharp Renfro
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∙ 11y agoAug-14-10
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