Date coding comes in different formats depending on geographical region, and sometime co-mans.
For CANADIAN date coding formats:
Date codes are always noted by "Best Before/Meilleur Avant:" or "BB/MA:" for short.
Examples of date coding formats:
2021-JN-07
2021 JN 07
2021JN07
The two letter alpha code for month in Canada:
| JA | January | JL | July |
| FE | February | AU | August |
| MR | March | SE | September |
| AL | April | OC | October |
| MA | May | NO | November |
| JN | June | DE | December |
For USA date coding formats:
Date codes are always noted by "Enjoy By:", "Best By" or "BB:" for short.
Examples of date coding formats:
07/JUN/2021
07 JUN 2021
JUN/07/2021
The three letter alpha code for month in USA:
| JAN | January | JUL | July |
| FEB | February | AUG | August |
| MAR | March | SEP | September |
| APR | April | OCT | October |
| MAY | May | NOV | November |
| JUN | June | DEC | December |