German: Ab Werk English translation: Manufacturer's Date Packaged (DP) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Ab Werk | | English translation: | Manufacturer's Date Packaged (DP) | | Entered by: | kalimeh |
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Science - Food & Dairy / Austrian German | | German term or phrase: Ab Werk | Ab Werk mind. 35 Tage
This refers to the shelf life of an olive oil/butter spread.
I don't feel happy using the translations I have found that suggest "ex factory/works". Any better suggestions??? |
| | | Manufacturer's Date Packaged (DP) | Explanation:
Hello! I'm not an expert, but I found this:
Grocery product shelf life is based upon the Manufacturer’s Date Packaged (DP) code. Manufacturers encode the Date Packaged somewhere on the product in a form unique to their internal procedures. My objective is to provide Date Packaged (DP) code keys for well-known products to assist your food purchasing and rotation efforts. Remember that these timeframes are the manufacturer’s recommendations for MAXIMUM freshness and nutrient value. Several vendors indicated their products are edible long beyond the published recommendation dates....continued here:
http://www.a1usa.net/gary/expire.html
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 Hilary Davies
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| Manufacturer's Date Packaged (DP)
Explanation:
Hello! I'm not an expert, but I found this:
Grocery product shelf life is based upon the Manufacturer’s Date Packaged (DP) code. Manufacturers encode the Date Packaged somewhere on the product in a form unique to their internal procedures. My objective is to provide Date Packaged (DP) code keys for well-known products to assist your food purchasing and rotation efforts. Remember that these timeframes are the manufacturer’s recommendations for MAXIMUM freshness and nutrient value. Several vendors indicated their products are edible long beyond the published recommendation dates....continued here:
http://www.a1usa.net/gary/expire.html
| Hilary Davies
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 31
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