I guess that's when they expire. The curry flavored ones expired more than 2 years ago. In Palau, one learns that expiration dates on food are about as meaningful as movie ratings. A good third of what you find on the shelves here, including just about any dairy product, is past its expiration date. This is a result of the time it takes to ship products to Palau from the United States and other parts of the world.
Many products are near their expiration date when shipped, and arrive here already beyond that date.
We believe that these products can still be used up to a month beyond the date shown on the package. We leave them here in the chill for our customers who want to enjoy these and who would not otherwise be able to buy these products in Palau even if the expiration date is slightly past. Should you purchase something and find that its consistency or texture does not meet your expectations, you may return it for a full refund. But you want cottage cheese so much, we're convinced you'll eat it until it turns hairy. That's a sort of strange attitude for a grocery store to take, or at least a strange thing to say out loud, rather than merely think.