Sauces – Refrigerate after opening for best quality. Protect from temperatures below freezing and high heat (for extended periods of time). Do not store in direct light. For Tamari, storing at room temperature is not a food safety issue, but the quality will decrease faster. Once opened, it is best to use within 1 month for table use and within 3 months for cooking use. It is up to each customer and if in doubt, suggest getting fresh product.
Soups and Crackers – Store at ambient temperatures. Protect from moisture and high heat.
San-J prints a Best Before Date (aka Lot Code) on all products, which refers to unopened product. The code reads MONTH, DAY, YEAR (MMM/DD/YY). For example, MAR2326 means the product is best before March, 23, 2026.
Once opened, it is best to use within 1 month for table use and within 3 months for cooking use.
The Best Before Date (Lot Code) can be found in the following locations:
- Tamari, No Soy Tamari, Splash, Shoyu, Asian Cooking Sauces – Printed in white ink on the neck of the bottle between the cap and label.
- White Miso & Wakame Soups – Imprinted on the front of the package in the lower right-hand corner.
- Brown Rice Crackers – Printed on the bottom of the package.
- Organic Tamari Portion Packs (200 pack) – Printed on the case
- Tamari Lite 50% Less Sodium Portion Packs (200 packs) – Printed on individual pack
- Organic Tamari To Go Travel Packs – Sticker on the bottom panel
SAN-J can only guarantee the shelf life of a product if it’s unopened.
- Tamari & Shoyu -10, 20 & 64 oz – 2 years unopened.
- Tamari Splash – 1 year unopened.
- Asian Cooking Sauces 10 oz 64 oz – 1 year unopened.
- Once opened, SAN-J Asian Cooking Sauces and Tamari Splash are best to use before the “Best Before Date” within 1 month for table use and within 3 months for cooking use.
- Soups Mixes – White Miso: 1 year from the date of manufacture Wakame: 2 years from the date of manufacture.
- Crackers – 13 months from the date of manufacture.
- Portion Packs – 1 year from the filling date.
- Travel Packs– portion pack lot code – 1 year from filling date.
