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Check a batch code

Select a brand and enter its batch code to decode the manufacture date.

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Not the long barcode (EAN) under the black stripes. The batch code is a short, separate stamp of letters and numbers on the base, crimp or label.

The barcode is not the batch code

The long number under the black stripes is the barcode (EAN). It only names the product — every bottle of the same item shares it, so it can't tell you a date. The batch code is a separate, short stamp (letters and numbers) printed or embossed on the base, crimp or label. That's the one to enter.

Barcode / EANNot this — identical on every unit
Batch codeEnter this — a short date stamp