{"id":61598,"date":"2020-05-07T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T04:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/check-expiry-dates-20200506-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:50:19","slug":"check-expiry-dates-20200506-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/check-expiry-dates-20200506-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Check expiry dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"b04fa6f5\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tsan\u00adtsabane\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7073\/a3e3f30f0f9044f69d3010f6d52ef278.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cd56c8025a99462097889be3b868ebd7.jpg\" title=\"The public is encouraged to make sure of the expiry dates of goods they buy from any tuckshop or supermarket. 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