At one time just the sound of the name Camille could start people coughing, recalling the tragic Lady of the Camellias, the heroine played by Greta Garbo in the vintage film based on a Dumas story, but that image has faded, replaced by a sleek, chic, highly attractive one.
The expiration date stamped on the baking soda box in the Ochef test kitchen is three years off. We assume that means if you opened the box for the first time 35 months from now, it would still be good.
Quick Answer. As of 2014, most soda manufacturers print the expiration date in readable format, including the month, day and year, on the bottom of each can. Some soda manufacturers use a manufacturing date code. Artificially-sweetened soda should typically be consumed within 3 months of manufacture. Sugar-sweetened drinks last longer.