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"Old" EPa´s (until 1999), were designed for cold war and a storage of up to 20 years.

The current EPa´s were redesigned for new purpose and less shelf life.

I have still edible 1989 EPa´s "in stock", but was curious how long the new EPa´s will make it.

Today I had a walk thru my basement and discovered my EPa cases seems bend...






I opened a case:

Note the gaps!

I took a single EPa out of the case


opened it and took a "glued" together bread + chocolate + snack out out of it.



First thought:"Cracked" leacking snack container - but why?!



I compared a 2002 (left) and 2001 (right):

the container is swollen

Spoiled
Botulism occures with meet, but EPa snacks are "fruit salad" and "semolina".
All spoiled containers were fron 2002. That 2001 wasn´t!
So a bad batch at production maybe?
I didn´t open one and will not do for sure. I guess, they started to ferment inside from a contamination while production.




This are all the snacks from my EPa´s I have that need to go to the dump. All 2002, if swollen or not.
Safty first!

To me, the current shelf life of EPa snack was now for 8 years at that particular batch.




So if you have any (2002-) EPa ("Herta" made) snacks at home, please check them make sure not to

to bad i also hate when i find spoiled army food....

must hae been contaminated at the epa factory since its only 2002 ruined.


take care my friend, cheers from ken

i know the 2003 grapefruit beverage powder is not sealed very good but that is also new to me...

EPA, PLEASE, put a english version of your shop! I'm looking for some dehydrated food and I'm not understanding german...

im work - will be listed soon.

Sorry this may not be proper subject to post this under, but does housil or anyone else in Germany know if the German gov't used/uses the EPa rations in their emergency bunkers/command centers or if they have other kinds of rations for them? Here in America, the gov't has mountain house freeze dried food stored to best of my knowledge.

rationtin440 wrote:Sorry this may not be proper subject to post this under, but does housil or anyone else in Germany know if the German gov't used/uses the EPa rations in their emergency bunkers/command centers or if they have other kinds of rations for them? Here in America, the gov't has mountain house freeze dried food stored to best of my knowledge.

As much as I know, they used EPa stuff in their kitchens. See pic from:

Somebody stole the drawers!

I want to get some cans of the EPA bread. I can see it ocming in handy on some trips.

Lifesaver wrote:I want to get some cans of the EPA bread. I can see it ocming in handy on some trips.

That EPa bread is also available at every German "Aldi", just in different cans.

The genuine EPa cans are available here:

http://www.dauerbrot.de/dosenbrot/rogge ... en170g.php

for €1.29 per can. Cheaper than dirt...

btw: beer bread

http://www.dauerbrot.de/dosenbrot/bierbiobrot.php