What is the oily stuff all over new Motorcraft master cylinder reservoir caps?

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I bought a new master cylinder cap online and thought it might have been tampered with when I saw all this oily stuff on it in the package (see the attached picture). So, I ordered another one from a different source, but it was covered in oily stuff too.

Does anyone know what this stuff is and what its purpose is?
 

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Probably keeps the rubber from drying out
I thought the same thing. But I think the gasket is silicone, and I've never known silicone to dry out in any resonable period of time. Maybe they wanted to make these shelf-stable for 20 years, though. The ones I received were packaged in 2015 and 2018, so I guess they do sit around on the shelf for prolonged times.
 
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