Cómo leer la fecha de caducidad en un producto coreano
Many products from Korea carry the information only in Korean, and the question is always the same: is that the manufacturing date or the expiry date? These are the words worth recognising:
- 제조 (je-jo)or제조일자: manufacturing date.
- 사용기한 (sa-yong-gi-han)or까지 (kka-ji, "until"): use-by date.
- 개봉 후 (gae-bong hu): "after opening". Usually with months, e.g. 12개월 = 12 months.
The open-jar symbol(PAO) with a number and the letter M shows how many months the product lastsonce opened, and appears on many packs.
Date format: in Korea it's usually year.month.day (e.g. 2027.03.15), the reverse of what Spain and Latin America use.
Signs it's gone off: a change in smell or colour, separation that doesn't mix back when shaken, or a lumpy texture.
Have you ever mixed up the manufacturing date with the expiry date?
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