How to see the production date of cigarettes in China

Anti-counterfeiting bar code and laser pattern on packaging film.

1. Anti-counterfeiting bar code: There is a set of anti-counterfeiting bar codes on the front of cigarettes. The first five digits of this barcode represent the manufacturer, for example, F represents Shanghai Tobacco Company, and then 12 digits represent the production date, for example, "0260707" indicates that the cigarette was produced in July 2007.

2. Laser pattern on the packaging film: On the packaging film of cigarettes, there is a group of laser patterns consisting of English letters and numbers, where the English letters represent the manufacturer, such as F for Shanghai Tobacco Company, and the numbers represent the production date, such as "070926", which means that the cigarette was produced on September 26th, 2007.