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How can you read
the production lot number on the back label? |
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INTERPRETATION OF LOT.
NUMBERS:
The Monini lot numbers can be read as follows:
eg.: L00MA
L = abbreviation of Lot
OO = Number in two digits which identifies the
day of the month of packaging which goes from
1 to 31
M = The letter which represents the month of
packaging according to the following table.
A = The letter which represents the year of
packaging according to the following table.
MONTH
A January
B February
C March
D April
E May
F June
G July
Y August
L September
M October
N November
P December
YEAR
X 2008
H 2009
K 2010
R 2011
S 2012
T 2013
U 2014
V 2015
W 2016
Z 2017
X 2018
H 2019
K 2020
R 2021
S 2022
T 2023
U 2024
V 2025
W 2026
Z 2027
X 2028
H 2029
Then, there are some numbers
corresponding to the hour and minute of bottling. |
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If the
expiry date on the label is approaching, can I
use the product? |
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Yes!
Consider that if our product is close to the
expiry date, it must have been bottled almost
12 months ago and most likely its sensorial
characteristics will have weakened. For a person
used to a strong flavour, oil with an approaching
expiry date might taste slightly sweet and mellow. |
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Below
the expiry date there is a time indicated: what
is it for? |
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If you
receive complaints from customers, the time
of production enables us to trace the identity
of the worker responsible for the bottling line
that day, the controls he/she carried out, the
lot corresponding to the bottle, the cap, the
label, etc. This is useful to fully satisfy
all the expectations of our devoted consumers. |
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Why
are some products bottled in dark glass and others
not? |
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Direct
or indirect sunlight and also the light of the
most common lamps is the real enemy in the correct
conservation of Extra Virgin olive oil.
Many producers have to decide whether provide
a dark glass bottle to guarantee the optimal
protection or satisfy consumer who wishes to
see the colour of oil in the bottle. We decided
to bottle the more delicate products (Amabile,
Fruttato) in UV grade glass, a particular dark
glass fitted to filter the majority of the sunlight
while the other products are bottled in common
glass which can, in any case, filter a part
of the sunlight.
However, we invite you to keep any food products
(and not only olive oil) away from direct light
or even better, in the dark and particularly
cool environment. It is very important to keep
the bottle well closed to protect it against
the oxygen in the air. |
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Glass looks
cloudy: why? |
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The
bottles used for oil are perfectly clean because
they arrive from the glass factory thoroughly
packaged and are not recycled.
In any case, glass can release certain salt
substances as time goes by (which are absolutely
not harmful) but can give an opaque coating
to the bottle.
The same phenomenon occurs with any older glass
bottle used to preserve a product at home. |
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It is difficult
to open the cap with capsule (sleever) |
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The
current opening system was designed to be more
convenient and safe. It is fitted with a metal
cap (which better complies with the European
standards) and a PVC capsule (or sleever) with
an opening strip (the so-called “easy
open”).
At times, it can happen that we do not realize
there is a strip on the sleever to pull before
opening the cap which lies underneath because
we were used to the former bottles with the
plastic cap.
In case the problem is different, please let
us know and send us the defective bottle so
we can check the problem and find an immediate
solution. |
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