Seems that Al was involved with other businesses, not just booze.
Popular lore suggests Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone was responsible
for introducing expiration dates on milk bottles in the 1930s after a
family member got sick from tainted dairy. While not verified as strict history, Capone allegedly pushed for this, and potentially used his, or
his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone's, influence to stamp dates on
products from their own dairy companies.
1970s: Expiration dates became more common as packaged food production grew.
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Seems that Al was involved with other businesses, not just booze.
Popular lore suggests Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone was responsible
for introducing expiration dates on milk bottles in the 1930s after a
family member got sick from tainted dairy. While not verified as strict
history, Capone allegedly pushed for this, and potentially used his, or
his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone's, influence to stamp dates on
products from their own dairy companies.
1970s: Expiration dates became more common as packaged food production grew.
Which is just a suggestion to protect themselves. Milk will last far
longer than that expiration date if kept _cold_ and in the back of
the refrigerator.
On 2026-01-28, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Seems that Al was involved with other businesses, not just booze.
Popular lore suggests Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone was responsible >> for introducing expiration dates on milk bottles in the 1930s after a
family member got sick from tainted dairy. While not verified as strict >> history, Capone allegedly pushed for this, and potentially used his, or >> his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone's, influence to stamp dates on
products from their own dairy companies.
1970s: Expiration dates became more common as packaged food production grew.
Which is just a suggestion to protect themselves. Milk will last far longer than that expiration date if kept _cold_ and in the back of
the refrigerator.
Not always. On January 16 I bought three gallons of milk whose
expiration date was January 26. Kept cold and in the back of the
fridge. By January 19 I was dumping them down the drain.
Obviously mishandled somewhere along the line. It surprised me
that it happened in the winter.
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:
On 2026-01-28, ItsJoanNotJoAnn webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Seems that Al was involved with other businesses, not just booze.
Popular lore suggests Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone was responsible >>>> for introducing expiration dates on milk bottles in the 1930s after a
family member got sick from tainted dairy. While not verified as strict >>>> history, Capone allegedly pushed for this, and potentially used his, or >>>> his brother Ralph "Bottles" Capone's, influence to stamp dates on
products from their own dairy companies.
1970s: Expiration dates became more common as packaged food production grew.
Which is just a suggestion to protect themselves. Milk will last far
longer than that expiration date if kept _cold_ and in the back of
the refrigerator.
Not always. On January 16 I bought three gallons of milk whose
expiration date was January 26. Kept cold and in the back of the
fridge. By January 19 I was dumping them down the drain.
Obviously mishandled somewhere along the line. It surprised me
that it happened in the winter.
Oh wow, that's a shame and that's a lot of milk to be dumping. Hmmmmm,
I wonder if at the plant it set out far too long or maybe the fresh milk
was mixed with large batch of soon to spoil old milk and they thought
they could salvage it?
Not always. On January 16 I bought three gallons of milk whose
expiration date was January 26. Kept cold and in the back of the
fridge. By January 19 I was dumping them down the drain.
Obviously mishandled somewhere along the line. It surprised me
that it happened in the winter.
Oh wow, that's a shame and that's a lot of milk to be dumping. Hmmmmm,
I wonder if at the plant it set out far too long or maybe the fresh milk was mixed with large batch of soon to spoil old milk and they thought
they could salvage it?
Dairy plants are run too well for that. The mishandling must have
happened after it left the plant. Here's how to tell what plant
processed the milk. https://www.whereismymilkfrom.com/ The brand name
milk in St. Louis is Prairie Farms. It comes from https://www.whereismymilkfrom.com/dairy/east-side-jersey-dairy-inc/
All of the store brands do as well, except Trader Joe's. The milk at
Target, ALDI, Schnucks, WalMart, etc. are all identical to the name
brand except for the label. The milk at ALDI gets delivered in the
morning by a Prairie Farms truck.
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