Food Expiration Calculator

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name: food-cal description: Food expiration calculator. Use when user wants to check if a food product has expired based on production/purchase date and shelf life. Calculates expiration date and tells user if food is still good, expired, or close to expiration. category: daily life tool contact: googcheng@qq.com

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Food Expiration Calculator

This skill calculates whether a food product has expired based on the product date and shelf life.

Usage

User provides:

Product date: The production date, manufacture date, or purchase date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Shelf life: How long the product lasts (e.g., "6 months", "2 years", "18 months")

Output

The calculator returns:

Expiration date

Days remaining until expiration (or days since expiration)

Status: "Fresh" (more than 30 days left), "Expiring Soon" (less than 30 days), or "Expired"

Script

Use the Python script scripts/food_expiry.py to calculate:

python scripts/food_expiry.py --date 2025-06-01 --shelf-life "6 months"

Arguments:

--date or -d: Product date (YYYY-MM-DD)

--shelf-life or -s: Shelf life (e.g., "6 months", "2 years", "18 days")

The script outputs the expiration date, days remaining, and status.

User provides:

Product date: The production date, manufacture date, or purchase date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Shelf life: How long the product lasts (e.g., "6 months", "2 years", "18 months")