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Question about US MRE's
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:19 pm
by SNiiP3R
I just received 2 US MRE's.
One of them has the insp. date stamped on it on the bottom, the other ration does not have any dates at all. Is that normal ?
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:57 pm
by ancienttyrael
Post up some pictures I'm sure we can find out what it is.
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:53 am
by housil
SNiiP3R wrote:I just received 2 US MRE's.
One of them has the insp. date stamped on it on the bottom, the other ration does not have any dates at all. Is that normal ?
Don´t ask me for the timespan, but there was one when they had the date stamped there but they also discontinued doing this.
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:23 am
by SNiiP3R
I mean, I'm sure they are still fine and safe to eat. I just thought that it's weird that one has no inspection date.
I wonder how they check rations with no date on them?
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:43 am
by MREHungary
The box must have a manufacturing date and an inspection date. I think, when a box is opened all rations are eaten. If not, goes to the trash bin for safety reasons. But I can be wrong
Maybe the date code is hidden on the outside of the outer bag. I had a ration also without any visible signs of a date code, but when the light hit it in a specific angle there was the four digit code.
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:52 am
by RockyRaab
The embossed date on the end flap is the production date. I've never seen an inspection date on an individual meal, only on the case.
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:06 pm
by MREHungary
Case = box in my interpretation
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:05 pm
by FREMONT
Boxes or individual rations? Boxes will have specific codes labeled on them. Individual rations may have date codes on them depending on what they are and when they were made.
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:33 pm
by SNiiP3R
FREMONT wrote:Boxes or individual rations? Boxes will have specific codes labeled on them. Individual rations may have date codes on them depending on what they are and when they were made.
I just bought the 2 individual rations. The one with no dates is the Chili And Macaroni Menu 10. Perhaps someone has the same one and could check for dates?
Re: Question about US MRE's
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:03 pm
by housil
SNiiP3R wrote:
I just bought the 2 individual rations. The one with no dates is the Chili And Macaroni Menu 10. Perhaps someone has the same one and could check for dates?
You can just open the bag. Each item inside has also the date code. Chili And Macaroni Menu 10 was
issued in 2008 until today.