At Buddy Fruits, we think fruit is perfectly good by nature - so the less we mess around with it the BETTER. We like to think of our Originals line as simple but special — just 100% fruit and nothing else. We believe that eating more fruits is just a way of life. More fruit. More goodness. More often. Our pouches are best consumed before the best by date — Our fruit pouches without Dairy have a shelf life of 15 months from production. Smoothies and Greek Yogurt pouches will have a suggested shelf life of 12 months from date of production. Our fruit pouches are shelf stable and do not need to be refrigerated. We suggest storing them at room temperature. Once opened, please refrigerate and consume within 24 hours of opening. Our fruit puree goes through a pasteurization process to ensure that all bacteria and microorganisms are not present before sealing. The pouches then go through a 14 day hold and then samples are retested to make sure we provide the best product we can to our Buddy Fruits fans!