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Coffee begins to loose its flavour after it is ground, so it is best to grind the beans just before you will brew it. The longer ground coffee sits around exposed to the air the faster it becomes stale. Coffee companies want you to enjoy their coffee at it's best flavour, so they put an expiration date on it. This way you will want to brew it and drink it while it still has it's best flavour. So it is safe to drink, although it might not be at its best. Source(s): midnight Â· 7 years ago.
The vendor confirms that the dates stamped on the coffee pods are, indeed, expiration dates. In their E-mail response, the vendor stated that The standard law in Europe for coffee pod technology allows a 2 year shelf life.. (This would seem to be totally irrelevant for a variety of reasons...lthough this vendor has assured me, via E-mail, that all of the coffee pods they sent me are absolutely fresh... I certainly wouldnât have purchased the coffee if I had known how old it was and/or that most of it had âexpiredâ expiration dates.