I would think it would be good for up to a year past the expiration. If an emergency arises and you need to go to your rations, you can always open it and pretty much tell if it's good. I bet appalachian_dweller would know. He's usually up on the survival info. Haven't seen him around lately.
Ya, your right. He would know (appala...). I think he headed for the hills...
FBI Interested in Large Prepaid Cell Phone Purchases
WEST VIRGINIA
"Store clerks in Grafton say people have been coming into their stores and buying several phones at a time"
http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=12819
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FLORIDA - South Florida Muslims worry their mosques will be targeted
~Where have they been for 5 years?!
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-cmuslimaug12,0,3795853.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
CALIFORNIA - Mosque windows broken, authorities say not hate crime
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15261478.htm
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MICHIGAN - Plot against bridge?
"Investigators believe those men were targeting the 5-mile-long Mackinac Bridge"
http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/081306/loc_phones001.shtml
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VIDEO: Shoot-down Procedure for Hijacked Airliners
[With video]
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/VIDEO_Shootdown_Procedure_for_Hijacked_Airliners_0811.html#comments