“Massive Safety Concern,” Viral Video Shows How Expiry Dates Can Be Wiped Off Beverage Cans

Whenever we buy any soft drink or snacks, we often miss out on checking the expiry date before making the purchase. This oversight of not checking expiry dates often leads to many health problems. Recently, a social media user highlighted such an incident, exposing how it is simple to wipe out the original expiry dates from beverages and replace them with the fake ones. Read on to know more about it.

How Is the Expiry Date On Drinks Wiped Using Sanitiser?

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I just discovered how shockingly easy it is to erase and replace expiry dates on popular beverages like Coke, Fanta, and Red Bull using just common hand sanitizer and a tissue.

This is a massive safety concern! 🛑🥤

If anyone can just “wipe away” an expiry date… pic.twitter.com/6Jsi3SwAv5

— Divya Gandotra Tandon (@divya_gandotra) April 3, 2026

Content creator Divya Gandotra Tandon took to her X account to share a video highlighting how food safety has become one of the most alarming situations currently. In the video, she showcased how printed expiry labels on bottles of Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and other drinks can be easily wiped out using nothing but hand sanitiser and a tissue. Sharing the video, she wrote, “This is a massive safety concern!” and further revealed how anyone can just wipe away an expiry date and stamp a new one. “How can we truly trust the freshness of what we’re drinking?” she further wrote.

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The video features her with three different cold drinks: Fanta, Coca-Cola, and Red Bull. She tried to wipe out the expiry date stamp from the bottle of coke using sanitiser, and it quickly went away. Further, she also tried doing the same with Fanta and Red Bull, and the date completely vanished. She also showed how she added a new date just on top of it. She also pointed out a few better ways to check whether the drink is expired or not. She wrote,

1. “Better Ink: Brands MUST use tamper-proof, permanent ink that can’t be easily removed.

2. Strict Laws: We need the government to step in with stricter regulations to prevent this kind of manipulation.

3. QR Codes: Every product should have a unique QR code that links directly to its manufacturing and expiry data in a secure database. A quick scan should be all it takes to verify what we’re buying!”

Social Media Reacts To The Post

The video went viral and quickly garnered attention across India after its posting. One user wrote, “Unfortunately there is no ink which cannot be erased by some or other chemical.”

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Another user wrote, “Why shouldn’t all these high calorie and sugary beverages be entirely banned ?”

Another said, “First thing’s first. What’s organic components are there in them to expire.”

What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.

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