On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 1:37:14 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-08-24, > wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:13:49 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
> >>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.
>
> > I just checked my Colgate - BB date on carton and also impressed on
> > the 'hem' of the tube.
>
> Are you ppl shitin' me!? An expiration date on toothpaste? Is there
> anyone in this group who actually believes their toothpast will spoil,
> if not used by a certain date? Seriously?

I'm sure my toothpaste has a best-by date, put there by the manufacturer.
I don't pay any attention to it. It's not my fault the mfgr wants to
CYA. That way, they can say "Oh, sorry, did your toothpaste kill you?
We clearly indicated that it was best by XX-YY-20ZZ date."

Cindy Hamilton