MREs legal to sell???

[TonyDedo]

I could have sworn that I heard the gov't issue MREs are illegal to sell to the public. Then I walked into a military surplus store this afternoon, and in a box in the corner were a stack of MREs.

Clearly stamped on the package was "U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY - COMMECTIAL RESALE IS UNLAWFUL"

There was no date on any of the packaging.

What's the deal? Are they fake, old, or illegal?

I took a picture, but I'm waiting for the email to deliver from the phone. I'll post when it arrives if it's still an active thread.

 

[News Shooter]

I could have sworn that I heard the gov't issue MREs are illegal to sell to the public. Then I walked into a military surplus store this afternoon, and in a box in the corner were a stack of MREs.

Clearly stamped on the package was "U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY - COMMECTIAL RESALE IS UNLAWFUL"

There was no date on any of the packaging.

What's the deal? Are they fake, old, or illegal?

I took a picture, but I'm waiting for the email to deliver from the phone. I'll post when it arrives if it's still an active thread.

I used to pick one or two up at gun shows until I actually tried one.
They're not illegal

 

[Billy2]

Yes they are legal... I just got 2 cases off of ebay. So they have to be legal right

 

[Garys]

Probably old. Current MREs, at least the ones I've seen, are packaged in brown plastic. The older ones are packaged in olive green plastic. IIRC, they SHOULD have an expiration date.

How they taste is a matter of, well, taste. I've had some decent ones, but I wouldn't want to make a steady diet of them.

There are also commercially available versions that are available on line. Google "MRE" and you should find a number of listings.

Gary

 

[vellnueve]

They're not illegal to own.

 

[EZEKIEL 25:17]

The official government issue MREs are not legal to commercially re-sell. There are commercial equivalents made by the same companies that make the ones for the Military though.

http://www.mreinfo.com

 

[Fooped]

This is done primarily to discourage low pay grade GI's from selling them as opposed to getting their nourishment. In the time I was in, I saw some fairly crazy guys do some very crazy things to get extra money...

 

[Len-2A Training]

I wouldn't be surprised if the US Gov't sells off the surplus or expired MREs at auction, just like the ammo cans.

New ones probably aren't supposed to be sold commercially and if so, probably were stolen.

Just a SWAG!

 

[MrsWildweasel]

I wouldn't be surprised if the US Gov't sells off the surplus or expired MREs at auction, just like the ammo cans.

New ones probably aren't supposed to be sold commercially and if so, probably were stolen.

Just a SWAG!

Are you kidding they'd make the GI's eat them. God knows I ate C-rats from the 50's 60's in basic. When they were starting to phase in the MRE's.First generation sucked.

 

[lemonlime571]

Legal or not, i've eaten too many over the past five years to know that you DON'T want to eat them!!!!!

 

[Big Daddy 45acp]

I eat'em, I like'em and I miss the old dehydrated beef and pork patties!

Then again, I shoot a 4" 500 rapid fire!

My wife says I have some issues......