I've only encountered M8s once,at a gunshow right after the Y2k fiasco.The MRE-survival ration aftermarket has more bootleg products than the music industry! Products are either near the end,or over shelf life,suffered improper storage or were factory rejects that wound up in an employee's station wagon instead of the dumpster.This is your stomach,not your rucksack! I have to take a running start to consume mainstay,but the company is local,the product safe and rotation assured. <br><br>