MFD, MFG, EXP, EXD, BB, BBE คืออะไร

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เคยสังเกตุไหม๊ครับ ว่า ที่ถุงขนม ถุงมาม่า กล่องนม ปลากระป๋อง ขวดยา และอื่นๆอีกมาก  มีฉลาก (label) เขียนตัวย่อกำกับไว้ว่า MFD - ตามด้วยวันที่ หรือ EXP/EXD - ตามด้วยวันที่  หรือ BB/BBE  - ตามด้วยวันที่ ดังตัวอย่างในรูปและตัวอย่างข้างล่างนี้

MFD 010210

EXP  010212
BBE  MAR 2014

และโดยส่วนมากเราจะดูฉะเพาะ EXP/EXD เพราะมันคือวันที่หมดอายุนั่นเอง แต่รู้ใหม๊ครับว่า ตัวย่อ MFG, MFD, EXP, EXD, BB หรือ BBE มันย่อมาจากอะไร

คำตอบก็คือ

MFD, MFG	=	Manufacturing Date/Manufactured Date
		วันที่ผลิต
EXP, EXD	=	Expiry Date/Expiration Date
		วันที่หมดอายุ
BB/BBE	=	Best Before/Best Before End
		ควรบริโภคก่อนวันที่

คำต่อไปนี้บางที่ก็จะเห็นบนฉลากยาซึ่งเป็นการระบุวันที่หมดอายุหรือวันที่ที่ควรบริโภคก่อนเช่นกัน  ซึ่งก็จะมีระบุวันที่ที่หมดอายุด้านหลังคำเหล่านี้

Exp. Date
Expiring
Used before
Use by

มีข้อที่น่าสังเกตุอยู่เกี่ยวกับ วันหมดอายุ (expiry date) กับวันที่ที่ควรบริโภคก่อน (Best Before) ที่ใช้กับผลิตภัณฑ์ต่างๆ คือ วันหมดอายุ เป็นการระบุวันที่ฟลิตภัณฑ์นั้นๆจะเน่าเสีย ส่วนควรบริโภคก่อนเป็นการระบุวันที่ที่เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรสชาติ รูปแบบ และหน้าตาของอาหาร ถ้าเลยวันที่ระบุ รสชาติ หน้าตารูปแบบของผลิตภัณฑ์นั้นๆอาจจะไม่เหมือนเดิมแต่อาจจะไม่เน่าเสีย ซึ่งต่างกับ expiry date ที่เป็นการระบุวันที่เน่าเสีย
ตัวอย่างอาหารที่ต้องติดฉลาก expiry date

• meal replacements (อาหารที่ทดแทนมื้ออาหาร)
• nutritional supplement (อาหารเสริม)
• infant formulas (นมผง สูตรสำหรับทารกแรกเกิดถึง 1 ปี)
• formulated liquid diets

Have you ever noticed the abbreviations MFD, MFG, EXP, EXD, BB or BBE  on the label beside or on the top of the milk carton, medicine bottle, cracker bag or other products container? 
This abbreviations would be followed by the date which are the date of manufacturing or expiration.

The abbreviation MFD/MFG and EXP/EXD are the manufacturing/manufactured date and expiry/expiration date of the product respectively. 

Mostly, what we pay attention to is EXP or EXD, of course. This indicates if the product is good for consuming or not. So, don't be surprised when you see the term Best Before or Best Before End is used as it conveys the same message. 

There is one fact worth mentioning about the difference between Best Before and Expiry Date. When refer to Best Before date, it does not mean the food is unsafe to eat when it past this best before date.  However,  it tells that the food will retain its freshness until the specified date. In contrary, Foods with expiry dates cannot be sold past this date. 

Here are list of products that need to be labelled with an expiration date:

• meal replacements
• nutritional supplement
• infant formulas
• formulated liquid diets

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Exercise 6.3: Choosing the Best Answer to a Question.

Exercise 6.3: Choosing the Best Answer to a Question.

He ___ here, but he didn't make it. 1. Should be 2. should have been 3. ought to be 4. may be This wood is very dry, so it ____ burn easily. 1. ought 2. has 3. is 4. should You ____ see a doctor if you are sick. 1. ought to 2. ought 3. shall 4. will Since Ann wasn't late, she ____the plane. 1. should not miss 2. ought to not miss 3. ought to not have missed 4. oughtn't to have missed ___ students to pay respect to teachers? 1. Ought to 2. Ought 3. Have 4. Should John and Marry ____ have seen their daughters, but they didn't. 1. ought to 2. ought 3. should to 4. should _____ you to get a job soon?. 1. Should 2. Will 3. Ought 4. Ought to You owe me some money, so you ____ give it back to me. I need it now.. 1. ought 2. should 3. should have 4. ought to have He ____ here by now, but I haven't seen him. 1. ought to have been 2. ought to be 3. ought have been 4. should to be It's dangerous to go out at night for a girl; you _____ 1. shouldn't 2. ought to not 3. ought not 4. may not      Answer:       He should have been here, but he didn't make it. 1. Should be [2.] should have been 3. ought to be 4. may be This wood is very dry, so it should burn easily. 1. ought 2. has 3. is [4.] should You ought to see a doctor if you are sick. [1.] ought to 2. ought 3. shall 4. will Since Ann wasn't late, she oughtn't to have missed the plane. 1. should not miss 2. ought to not miss 3. ought to not have missed [4.] oughtn't to have missed Ought students to pay respect to teachers? 1. Ought to [2.] Ought 3. Have 4. Should John and Marry should have seen their daughters, but they didn't. 1. ought to 2. ought 3. should to [4.] should Ought you to get a job soon?. 1. Should 2. Will [3.] Ought 4. Ought to You owe me some money, so you should give it back to me. I need it now.. 1. ought [2.] should 3. should have 4. ought to have He ought to have been here by now, but I haven't seen him. [1.] ought to have been 2. ought to be 3. ought have been 4. should to be It's dangerous to go out at night for a girl; you shouldn't [1.] shouldn't 2. ought to not 3. ought not 4. may not

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Exercise 6.2: Choose the Best Answer to a Question

Exercise 6.2: Choose the Best Answer to a Question

_____ he be able to come tonight? 1. Will 2. Has 3. Does 4. Is They ____ pass all the exams last semester. 1. could 2. can 3. do 4. have Russell ____ out tonight. He's unsure. 1. go 2. may go 3. will go 4. is able to go Philip ____ marry Jane because he was poor 1. is able not to 2. wasn't able to 3. was able not to 4. can't You ___ go home at 16:30 this afternoon. 1. be able to 2. ought 3. has 4. may It seems to me that it ____ rain tomorrow. 1. may 2. can 3. should 4. is able to It _____ be storming in New York right now. 1. will 2. is 3. might 4. can Miss Lou ____ long because of her eye problem. 1. can't read 2. ought not read 3. do not read 4. be not able to read I ____ to give you a ride home. 1. can 2. am able 3. may 4. might _____ Michael work out all night? 1. Be able to 2. Is 3. Has 4. Can      Answer:       Will he be able to come tonight? [1.] Will 2. Has 3. Does 4. Is They could pass all the exams last semester. [1.] could 2. can 3. do 4. have Russell may go out tonight. He's unsure. 1. go [2.] may go 3. will go 4. is able to go The keyword is "he's unsure" imply the uncertainty. Philip wasn't able to marry Jane because he was poor. 1. is able not to [2.] wasn't able to 3. was able not to 4. can't The keyword is "he was poor" which is past tense. No. 3 "was able not to" is not correct as it has wrong pattern order. It should be "was not able to". You may go home at 16:30 this afternoon. 1. be able to 2. ought 3. has [4.] may It seems to me that it may rain tomorrow. [1.] may 2. can 3. should 4. is able to It might be storming in New York right now. 1. will 2. is [3.] is 4. can Miss Lou can't read long because of her eye problem. [1.] can't read 2. ought not read 3. do not read 4. be not able to read I am able to give you a ride home. 1. can [2.] am able 3. may 4. might Can Michael work out all night? 1. Be able to 2. Is 3. Has [4.] Can

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Exercise 6.1 Identify if the model in the given sentences express the past/present ability or past/present possibility or past/present request.

Exercise 6.1 Identify if the model in the given sentences express the past/present ability or past/present possibility or past/present request.

Can I have a kilo of green cabbages, please? A: What are you going to do this weekend? B: I may go to Rayong. Sue hasn't arrived yet. She might notbe able to find our house. A: Can I help you, madam? B: Thank you. It's very nice of you. Jill could cycle for five hours on the end when she was 18. Can you wait a moment, please? Could you open the door, please? She could drive very fast when she was young. Mary can speak four languages including Chinese. He hurt his thumb so he was not able to write well. A: What shall we do this evening? B: We could go to the concert at the Culture Centre. I didn't enter the competition. I could have won a prize. A: Did you go to Phuket last summer? B: No, we didn't. We could have gone there but we changed our mind. A: Why didn't he phone us? B: His phone may have been broken.      Answer:       [CAN] - request The speaker request a kilo of green cabbages. [MAY] - possibility The question is asked about the future plan of where the person he talked to going to do in the weekend and the answer shows the possibility that he/she is going to Rayong. [MIGHT NOT] - possibility The context talked about Sue who hasn't arrived and then stated the possibility of her not being able to find the house. [CAN] - offer In this context, can has the meaning of offering help. [could] - ability in the past Here could show the cycling ability in the past, when Jill was 18. [CAN] - request can in this context used to make a request for waiting a moment. [COULD] - request could in this context used to make a request for opening the door. [COULD] - ability in the past Here could show the driving ability in the past, when she was young. [CAN] - ability Here can shows that Mary has ability to speak four languages. [WAS NOT ABLE TO] - ability in the past was not able to shows that he has no ability to write well, in the past. [COULD] - suggestion could in this context used to make a suggestion to go to the concert in the evening. [could have + v3] - possibility in the past could/may/might/show have + v3 used to show the possibility in the past that has not really happened. This context means that if the speaker participated in the competition, he could have won the prize. This is the if condition of untrue in the past. [could have + v3] - possibility in the past This is the same as number 13. [may have + v3] - possibility in the past This is the same as number 13.

Note:

• may / might / could have + V3 expresses possibility. There's about %50 chance of something happening in the past.
• should have + V3 express expectation in the past, but hasn't really happened
• must have + V3 expresses logical conclusion in the past. There's about %85 chance of something happening in the past, but hasn't really happened.

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Woody Talk - Bill Heinecke

This is the very first article that I wrote completely in English on this RU ENG1001 blog, and there would be more to come. The purpose of the English writing articles are nothing, but the belief and  hope that they will give you more opportunity to an exposure to an English environment. I believe that reading is one of efficient way of learning English. Another way of learning English is though watching movie, talk-show or any online program that convey in English.

Like these 5 series of videos below. Besides having a chance to learn English, at the same time you will get the opportunity to know the famous businessman who runs many business in Thailand. Have you ever known that the pizza you ordered from Pizza Company belongs to this man? He was also the founder of Pizza Hut in Thailand. Sizzler, Burger King, Swensen's and others more that are in Minor Group Corporation. He also is the author of the book "The Entrepreneur: 25 Golden Rules for the Global Business Manager". Ladies and Gentlemen, here I present you with the exclusive Interview of Bill Heinecke (William Heinecke).

The videos are the very exclusive interview that can inspire you as it has inspired me. This talk show was about 1 year old since it was on air, but I believe that the inspiration is still there waiting to fire you up. The interviewer, Woody, was very keen with his questions. I hope you guy like it.












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