Which date is the expiration date of this Felix cat food?

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Felix beef in jelly is my cat's favorite food and she always prefers it to all other types of cat food. Here's an image of the product in question:

However, she threw up all of her last meal and was very irritated. I suspected that the food must have been bad, so I tried to check the expiration date and that's where this question came up. Please look at the following picture:

As you can see, there are 3 dates underneath this food pack:

01.2023
P: 23.01.2021
01.08.2019

I assume the "P:" designates the production date, however, the existence of a 2019 date, and the fact that my cat threw it all up worries me and makes me wonder if the 2019 is the production date and the 23.01.2021 is the expiry.
So, please help me figure out whether this pack of food is expired or not.
Thank you.
FYI: It has been brought to my attention that my location could be important for answering this question, since laws and regulations might differ in different regions. In that light I should mention that I live in Muscat, Oman.

Joseph Casey · Answer

According to koreajoongangdaily.joins.com:

Most products still follow the year-month-day order for expiration dates. They may also be labelled “BE” or “BEE,” which stand for “Best Before.” “Consume Before” also refers to the expiration date. “P,” “PRO” or “PRD” stand for the day that the product was manufactured.

The "P" means "production date". However, if your cat threw up, then take her to the vet as soon as possible.
"BE" and "BEE" stand for "best before" and "consume before, respectively; it is the expiration date.
Also, as lila stated in her comment on the question:

No citations, just my common sense: expiration dates are approximate, and the longer the shelf-life is, the less accurate the prediction of expiration date could be; there is no reason to pin the exact day as expiration date of something that has a few years of shelf life, only 01.2023 makes sense as the expiration date in this context.

In conclusion, 01.2023 is the expiration date - unless the package was damaged (punctured, leaky, or dented to where the lid is partially off), in which case the expiration date is meaningless.

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