Some vendors use alphabet letters A thru L to signify the month.

is the only other page on the net that has coding examples (Canned Food Alliance consortium - nice of them to interpret their own coding!! Please send me an email if you have a question of decoding a particular item.

Try and get into the habit of checking what you already have in the fridge and freezer before you go shopping.

chicken breasts) you can freeze them individually in smaller bags. ) meals, or batch cook, and eat one and freeze some for later - this avoids waste and minimises the effort of cooking. Many people believe food can only be frozen on the day of purchase, however, you can safely freeze most foods right up to the use by date.

If you need some ideas, why not try our tasty recipes? Although it would be good to freeze it as soon as you know you aren’t going to use it before its use-by date expires.

This will be a growing page of deciphering food product coding.

It is divided into 3 parts; food coding, emailing manufacturer and company website addys.