Dates on packaged goods are usually recommendations by manufacturers to advise best taste or condition and/or to help stores sell older items. They are not usually expiry dates, as for baby foods or medicines. Last, stuffing is meant to be made with old bread, which standard this certainly meets. For all these reasons, your package of stuffing is probably ok to use. Open it now, have a look and a sniff and if there's no sign of deterioration, close it up and use for Thanksgiving. If if looks bad, toss it now and you still have time to buy alternate ingredients tomorrow.
If it's June 2020 It's likely that this should be fine to use. The biggest spoilage risk here is the flour going rancid. The best way to test this is by smelling it, rancid flours have a distinct (not great) smell.
June 2019 I would likely start with a fresh box. Even if it doesn't make you ill, it's still likely to not taste great.
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They are not usually expiry dates, as for baby foods or medicines.
Last, stuffing is meant to be made with old bread, which standard this certainly meets.
For all these reasons, your package of stuffing is probably ok to use.
Open it now, have a look and a sniff and if there's no sign of deterioration, close it up and use for Thanksgiving.
If if looks bad, toss it now and you still have time to buy alternate ingredients tomorrow.
June 2020 or June 2019?
If it's June 2020 It's likely that this should be fine to use. The biggest spoilage risk here is the flour going rancid. The best way to test this is by smelling it, rancid flours have a distinct (not great) smell.
June 2019 I would likely start with a fresh box. Even if it doesn't make you ill, it's still likely to not taste great.