I bought directly from APACK and the manufacture date was about 6 months old. So I new I had at a minimum of 4.5 yrs etc.. If I buy an MRE box and it is already at 4yrs old then I only have 1yr left. To me I would need to know how old the MREs are before I would buy them I bought directly from APACK and the manufacture date was about 6 months old. So I new I had at a minimum of 4.5 yrs etc.. If I buy an MRE box and it is already at 4yrs old then I only have 1yr... » Read More I bought directly from APACK and the manufacture date was about 6 months old. So I new I had at a minimum of 4.5 yrs etc.. If I buy an MRE box and it is already at 4yrs old then I only have 1yr left. To me I would need to know how old the MREs are before I would buy them « Show Less
338194
There's usually numbers on the bottom ,you can google ,mre dates and this explains how to read the numbers ,hope this helped
338195
I've purchased a few times so I don't know which purchase you are asking about. I've never had an "old" box arrive. Some of the vendors will say "Manufacture date" right in their ad. I hope this helps.
338196
Sorry, but I sealed everything away already. Though, I remembered it was not expired.
1971623
I'm seeing no expiration on any of the boxes i have. Only thing I see is 17 03 13. But no exp in front of it.
324629
The MRE's I currently have are from the end of 2013. They have a life cycle of 5-6 years.
799696
The shipment I just got (September 20, 2013) is dated 2011 (code 1255). The contents match the menu for 2011 based on http://www.mreinfo.com/us/mre/mre-menus.html. The MREs we received don't have the 2012 or 2013 menu items.
232790
that depemds on how you keep them, mre's are not long term food storage, buying a ton of them and keeping them in your closet is stupid media talk, the experation on these all depends on the climate they are kept in, a few months to a year, i did not look at a date on the box if there was one, if you want long term buy wise compony or mountain house
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The inspection date on MREs is usually three years after the packing date (fyi). The shelf life of MREs depends on the conditions in which they are stored. If the temp was the temp was approximately 80 degrees the MREs will last around 18 months. If the temp was lower, they will last longer. If the temp was higher than 80 degrees then they will expire sooner. A good source of this type of information is MREInfo dot com. I hope my answer was of some use.
1221450
You need to ask where you are buying it from. I am sure the boxes have different dates depending when they were made.
2159827
Yes, you'll here a lot of different shelf life info for MREs but they are made to last about a decade. If stored in a cool dry place they will definitely last longer. I've eaten over ten year old MREs in the field and they were just as good (or bad depending on your perspective) as they were the day they were made.
121432
Generally MRE's are marked as good for 5-10 years. However, as with most rations, they contain enough preservatives to mummify a corpse so they likely would remain good past the marked date if kept sealed.
1245340
I have no idea. I guess I better check it? One would think that if you wanna keep it in the range bag or mountain bike pack you would get at least a couple yrs as long as the package is still sealed.
1017017
Hello Michael, the code imprinted on the bottom of all the bags were either 1242,1237,1243, or 1241. I plugged the date codes into a MRE calculator and found out they were all manufactured in 2011. here was the response on one of the bags: Manufacture Date:30 AUG 2011Estimated Shelf Life30 DEC 2014Remaining TimeNoneSucks to be me, lol. I have eaten two though and they are alright. Hope this helps.
1765681
I know that mine had that date but I am not positive on if the others will have that date as well. Maybe you should try to contact the seller before you buy just to verify.
2229867
If you check the back side of the unit you will see a label which has various pieces of information including a manufactured date. I quite sure you'll find it is probably six or more years old. That being the case, the unit must be replaced. It's useful life has been reached. It is designed to be this way. New batteries will make no difference.
695494
5 years from when it was made. It will say on the package when it was made. I dont think they would sell something that is 4 years and 11 months old, so dont worry about that.
2241991
It depends on what's noted on the box...each box is different. The supplier (whoever you are buying it from) should be able to tell you. Some have dates quite close. Others a year or more away.
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It's pretty much luck of the draw what your mfr date is. Mine was manufactured 3 months before I purchased. If you are not satisfied, contact the seller and request one with a more recent date.
2001690
That's not a question that can be answered by the general public. I never knew there was one but I know that if there is it would be on the product itself, or on the bottom of the box. I looked at the box I started this week, which I've had for 4 or 5 months, the date is on the bottom of the box and it says 2019/01. But if you use it as directed it will be gone in 3 months max anyway. You just have to make the decision of if you want to buy it on line or you want to go to the store and check the date. If you bought it on line and it was expired or going to expire before the 3 months was up, I'm sure Amazon would refund your money. NJD