Utah Is Your Milk From Utah? Here Is A Simple Way To Find Out

Where did your gallon of milk come from? If you just said, "a cow," give yourself a high five, you still got it.

But what part of the United States did it come from? If you assumed Utah, you might be right, but you might be in for a big surprise. How do you find out, you ask? I'm glad you did. Each jug of milk has an expiration date. You know this because of the hyperextended elbow you suffered from trying to reach way back in the refrigerator section to get the longest-lasting milk, but most jugs also contain another code.

The code you are looking for will tell you the origin of your milk. Look for a code with two digits, a dash, and then a list of digits and/or letters. The second series of numbers and letters can be as short as one place and as long as five. Did you find it?

Here is the trick: the first two digits indicate the state where the milk originated. It should be anything from 01 to 56. The next one to five-place code of letters and numbers will indicate the dairy that produced the milk.

Where does one find the translation for this code? Simply go to Where Is My Milk From and type in the code, and you will find out details of your milk's birthplace.

This can be helpful if you are trying to buy local Utah milk. Also, some people track dairies, choosing those that fit the milk treatment they find acceptable. If you don't see the secondary code, that dairy is probably new or, for some reason, has not been added to the database.

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Now that you know about the code, you can find it on other dairy products as well.