Expiry Date Format
Good day - I have a product with three levels of packaging.
The Master case displays the Expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yyyy
The inner carton (selling unit) displays the expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yyyy
The individual units (12 bars) display the expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yy
Is this an issue considering that the selling unit format and master case format match and are what Amazon FC's will use?
Thanks
Expiry Date Format
Good day - I have a product with three levels of packaging.
The Master case displays the Expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yyyy
The inner carton (selling unit) displays the expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yyyy
The individual units (12 bars) display the expiry date in this format - mm/dd/yy
Is this an issue considering that the selling unit format and master case format match and are what Amazon FC's will use?
Thanks
0 replies
Bryce_Amazon
Hey there,
Happy to answer this question for you:
Expiration-dated products must follow these labeling requirements.
- All ingestible products (including animal products) must be clearly labeled with an expiration date or manufacturing date. Lot numbers alone are insufficient.
- All baby food and baby formula products must have a clearly labeled expiration date.
- Any expiration date must be clearly labeled. A best-by or sell-by date is considered the equivalent of an expiration date.
- Any manufacturing date must be clearly labeled. A manufacturing date is the equivalent of a production date.
- Failure to specify the manufacturing date or expiration date on a product might cause delays in receiving your products, or it may cause products to be received as expired at the fulfillment center.
- All medical devices must have expiration dates. They must be clearly labeled using YYYY-MM-DD format.
- For products other than medical devices, acceptable date formats are:
- MM-DD-YYYY
- MM-YYYY
- Numeric date formats are preferred. However, dates with an alphabetical abbreviation for the month (for example, DD-JAN-YYYY) are also acceptable.
- All case packs, multipacks, and display boxes must have the expiration date on the box or bundle, as well as on each individual item inside the box or bundle.
- Do not conceal the original expiration date or other information on the product packaging (such as ingredients, drug facts, net contents, or distributor information).
(Emphasis mine - both formats are acceptable!)
Let me know if you have any other questions or thoughts.