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Every product comes with symbols related to its production and expiration dates to safeguard consumer health. Let's delve into these symbols on products through the following article.
1. Symbols regarding production dates on products
Every product undergoes labeling with a production date to monitor across batches. Additionally, providing production dates helps consumers know the expiration date and avoid purchasing expired goods.
Symbols:
- MFG - manufacturing date: Production Date
Each manufacturer may have different ways of recording the production date, but primarily follows the format:
- DD/YY/MM: Day/ Month/ Year
- MM/YY/DD: Year/ Month/ Day
When purchasing a product, what you need to pay attention to is checking the production date of that product. Every product undergoes changes over time, and if left for too long, it will lose its effectiveness and quality. Concurrently, checking the production date also indicates whether a product is new or old.
During the production process, errors are inevitable. Many manufacturers have to recall products after they are sold on the market due to defects. Knowing the production date of a product also helps you determine if the product is part of a faulty batch and needs to be recalled.
Typically, buyers prefer to choose products with the closest production date because they are the newest, allowing them to be stored for longer without worrying about expiration. However, stores often place newly manufactured products inside and display older products outside to avoid attention from buyers. Therefore, when purchasing products, be sure to inspect multiple items and look for those displayed deep within the shelves or store aisles.
2. Symbols regarding product expiration date
In addition to providing the production date, manufacturers also offer expiration dates to ensure safe usage. In cases where specific expiration dates are not provided, manufacturers often state: ... years from the production date.
Symbols:
- EPX - expiry date: Expiration Date
Alongside expiration dates, some manufacturers use different terms to alert consumers:
Symbols:
- BBE/ BE – best before: Best Before...
Products related to human health are always carefully labeled with various information. For cosmetics, you'll often encounter formats like “BE 09/05/2025” – Best Before 09/05/2025. Additionally, there's a plethora of other information on product packaging.
Not only is the best before date important, but each product also has an optimal period for use after opening. Typically, manufacturers provide this information in the usage instructions.
For example: For eye drops, manufacturers recommend users to only use within 1 month after opening (even if still within expiry date).
Each product has a different optimal period of use, so this article cannot provide specific advice for everyone. Therefore, before using any product, you should carefully read the instructions and consult the accompanying usage guide to avoid health risks.
Below are some recommended periods of use for various cosmetic products:
- Eye drops: 1 month after opening
- Toner/ Lotion: 6 months after opening
- Serum: 3 months after opening
- Moisturizer: 6 months after opening
- Eye/ Face cream: 3 months after opening
- Lipstick/ Lip balm: 18 months after opening
- Foundation/ Setting powder/ Concealer/ Eyeliner… (make-up): 1 year after opening
- Mascara: 6 months after opening
- Sunscreen: 6 months after opening
- Makeup remover: 90 days after opening
- ….
In this article, Mytour has shared with you the symbols for production and expiration dates on various products. Have a great day!
