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Are Al Capone And His Brother Responsible For Expiration Dates On Food And Beverages? | by Andrew Martin | Medium
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Thank Al Capone for the “Best Before” Dates on Your Milk Cartons | by Prateek Dasgupta | Lessons from History | Medium
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The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Al Capone and his Brother Ralph are responsible for milk expiration dating.
![Thank Al Capone for the “Best Before” Dates on Your Milk Cartons | by Prateek Dasgupta | Lessons from History | Medium Thank Al Capone for the “Best Before” Dates on Your Milk Cartons | by Prateek Dasgupta | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*-7ZE6cSPiWVyrFqZm2nuwA.jpeg)
Thank Al Capone for the “Best Before” Dates on Your Milk Cartons | by Prateek Dasgupta | Lessons from History | Medium
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The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Al Capone and his Brother Ralph are responsible for milk expiration dating.
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Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles: After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk, the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be
![Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles: After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk, the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles: After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk, the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be](https://i.redd.it/ft0815t11yb91.jpg)
Al Capone is the reason we have expiration dates on milk bottles: After his niece became extremely ill from bad milk, the powerful Chicago gangster lobbied aggressively for expiration dates to be
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