Diamond White cider serial numbers at base of can

[ASuperGav]

As the question is in the topic above, does anyone know what these numbers mean.Had a can of one yesterday and for the rest of the evening felt violently ill:-nausea and fever. I'm trying to work out their expiry date.For instance I've got one now and it has on the bottom L7177/2 18:26.
Surely there must be some off-licence or supermarket managers out there who know what they mean.Could have been the Eurovision that made me ill but I don't think so.

Cheers , Gav

[Booldawg]

You drank Diamond White whilst watching the Eurovision Song Contest? You've just redefined the word 'Masochist'

[druiaghtagh]

I think that L is the code letter of the site that made it, 7177 is the 177 th day of 2007 shift 2 and the time 18.26

[ASuperGav]

druiaghtagh
Thank you for your very informative data. So it had sold past its expiry date then !

[ASuperGav]

Booldawg
There was no way I was gonna watch that crap sober!

Gav

[ASuperGav]

In a Pickle
Sorry to disagree with you, Pickle. Surely they put these serial no.s on for a reason! All I had to eat before that was a doughnut (fresh) and would you drink something that was nearly a year old. Can we please continue this by e-mail because I'd like to know the basis for your answer?
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[brachiopod]

Yes - these serial numbers are there for a reason. They identify the batch no. of the product, time of manufacture / packing etc. This means that they could identify the production line / vessel / machine or even the shift that produced the item - not just the date of manufacture.

Would I drink something that was over a year old? Yes, I had a nice drop of Bordeaux the other week that was a 1986 vintage. I have some wines in my cellar that are nearly 40 years old. Perhaps I should throw them out now?

Having seen your related question in Law, you obviously do not understand the difference between Sell By date and Best Before date.

'Sell by' dates are used on perishable goods where deterioration could be harmful, eg milk, meat, fish which 'go off'. It is an offence to sell goods after this date as they would be deemed 'unfit for consumption'.

'Best Before' dates are use on dry or tinned goods where, over time, the product may lose quality, such as taste or texture - but don't actually become harmful if consumed after this date. It is merely a guide.

Canned and tinned goods (such as your can of Diamond White) will keep for a very long time (many years) with very little deterioration in quality.

So, unless your can was damaged or punctured, it is extremely unlikely that it made you ill because of the contents being 'off'. Perhaps you just can't handle your drink?

[Ice.Maiden]

Never heard of Diamond White cider, so sorry - the numbers mean nothing to me.

[ASuperGav]

brachiopod
Firstly, contrary to your belief ,I do know the difference between sell -by and expiry dates. Secondly, you don't seem to have grasp what my problem was. Diamond White Cider is my choice of drink. I have had plenty of cans with no such ill-effects as I experienced so yes I can handle my drink, thank you very much. All I know is I was fine all day Saturday, until I drank my can of Diamond White. And I don't think it was the doughnut 'cos the wife had one of the same batch and she was fine. So I don't care what anyone says, drinking a drink that's nearly a year old is my Prime Suspect. The can wasn't damaged but I still think there may have been pathogens or endotoxins that some how got in, maybe at the manufacturing stage.

Kind regards,

Gav

[Lakitu]

LMFAO!!

Pathogens and endotoxins? Did you close your eyes and point to the nearest 'germ' like word in the dictionary??

Are you seriously suggesting you possibly have contracted Hepatitis, Polio or even Ebola from a bottle of Diamond White???

LMFAO!! Thank you SO much for the laugh!