On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:13:49 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/24/2016 11:35 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> After reading that I checked mine. There is no use by date.
>
>I had to take the toothpaste tube under bright light to
>check the crimping. Yup, it's hard to make out but I see
>Exp 09/2017. It just looks like crimping. A US thing, I
>guess.
>
>nancy

I just checked my Colgate - BB date on carton and also impressed on
the 'hem' of the tube.