The last time I ordered from Pet Food Direct they sent me a bag with an expired "sell by" date. I called them and was told to cut out the date code and mail it to them along with my invoice, and they would send me a fresher bag at no additional cost. The person on the phone said, "you should still be able to feed your dog this food" (it was 2 months expired) and that I couldn't send the bag back to them because they couldn't resell it (DUH!) I asked the person on the phone whether the employees who actually pack the boxes for shipping check expiration dates? And she said "sometimes they do, sometimes they don't." They did actually send me another bag but I had already tossed the expired food.