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Top Line
(5 digits) = Production date code
First digit
"M" - Supplier name identification
Second digit
- Alpha designation for the production month.
| A
= January
| E
= May
| I
= September
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| B
= February
| F
= June
| J
= October
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| C
= March
| G
= July
| K
= November
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| D
= April
| H
= August
| L
= December
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Third digit
- Alpha or numeric designation for the production day.
| A
= 1
| G
= 7
| M
= 13
| T
= 19
| Z
= 25
| 7
= 31
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| B
= 2
| H
= 8
| N
= 14
| U
= 20
| 2
= 26
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| C
= 3
| I
= 9
| O
= 15
| V
= 21
| 3
= 27
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| D
= 4
| J
= 10
| P
= 16
| W
= 22
| 4
= 28
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| E
= 5
| K
= 11
| R
= 17
| X
= 23
| 5
= 29
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| F
= 6
| L
= 12
| S
= 18
| Y
= 24
| 6
= 30
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| F
= 6
| L
= 12
| S
= 18
| Y
= 24
| 6
= 30
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Fourth Digit
- Always a numeric designation for the last digit of the
calendar year.
| 0
= 2000
| 1
= 2001
| 2
= 2002
| 3
= 2003
|
| 4
= 2004
| 5
= 2005
| 6
= 2006
| 7
= 2007
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| 8
= 2008
| 9
= 2009
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