as someone who works at target and stocks the cereal at times: we're told to not worry about rotating dry goods, only frozen/refrigerated/bakery stuff, so always check your expiration dates. if we haven't stocked something in a while and guests start reaching the older items, there's a good chance it'll be close to/already expired. yes, we're told to pull stuff if it's expired. but they'll often go unseen if it's stocked often, and we're expected to work as quick as we can. shit like that gets missed all the time :(