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Product Safety: 77 Expiration Dates For Household Goods, Food And Beauty Products
How long does ketchup last? Olives? Dry pasta? Real Simple has contacted manufacturers and experts and put together a list of suggested expiration dates for 77 different types of food, household goods and beauty products. Some interesting ones:
- Dried pasta: 12 months
Honey: Indefinite shelf life
Ketchup: Unopened: 1 year (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.)
Opened or used: 4 to 6 months (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.)
Mustard: 2 years (After this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume.)
Pickles: Unopened: 18 months
Opened: No conclusive data. Discard if slippery or excessively soft.
Lipstick: 2 years
Mascara:Unopened: 2 years
Used: 3 to 4 months Honey is forever, forever, forever... --MEGHANN MARCO
Surprising Expiration Dates [Real Simple]
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