I bought a name brand bag of frozen okra....it was terrible looking..some clearly too old to cook...I looked on the bag for an 800 number to tell them about it...NO 800 number, but in small letters it said made in Mexico, or something like that. It was Pic Sweet brand....Supposedly grown and packed here in TN.... Theres a simple way to read the codes on the top of canned goods...I have it here but can't find it right now...If no one on the list has that formulae I can just call the 800 number on any can and find out how it works..Unfortunately they are all asleep right now I bet! Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:14:15 -0500 busmar1852@webtv.net (Stella Roper) writes: I will call the companies or get it online if a date is not on things. You can give them the number above the > bar code, or on top of a can, etc, and they tell you exactly when, where that product was packaged.I would not buy canned goods just because they are "cheap" in price... ____________________________________________________________ Criminal Lawyers - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oGdgiLj66ftAnLvRzHa6VpXtsofScZbJBXKlrOiZJGmyly8/