Shelf Life Date Calculator

Calculate expiration and near-expiry dates from a production date and stated shelf-life duration.

Shelf Life Calculation
Shelf Life Calculation
Explanation of near-expiry food:
  1. Shelf life over 1 year: Within 45 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  2. Shelf life over 6 months but less than 1 year: Within 20 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  3. Shelf life over 90 days but less than 6 months: Within 15 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  4. Shelf life over 30 days but less than 90 days: Within 10 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  5. Shelf life over 16 days but less than 30 days: Within 5 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  6. Shelf life less than 15 days: Within 1-4 days before expiration is considered near-expiry.
  7. The calculation results of this tool are for reference only and cannot be used as any legal basis.
  8. When using this tool, please be sure to analyze and judge comprehensively according to the actual situation.

ABOUT THIS TOOL

Shelf Life Date Calculator

This tool performs date arithmetic only and cannot determine whether food, medicine or another product is safe.

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