best before dates on products

It's good to know that you are meticulous in such aspect , inertia. That way, you prevent yourself from eating products that can bring harm to your health. Keep it up!

Yes, we have to be always careful with the products that we buy, inertia. Our health is a priority , because without good health, we will not be able to work well.

This day in age we have to be careful. I always look at the dates and tell my girl to always look at the dates when she goes shopping.

That's good to know my friend. Health is wealth, so we should be careful of what food we take into our bodies.

Well, Ybong, my sister-in-law explained that she started buying those goodies as early as February. Every time they would make a grocery, she would also buy some to be put in the big box to be sent eventually to the Philippines. She keeps doing that until it is full and be shipped to the Philippines. That's how she get to fill up a balikbayan box she always send to us. She remembered not having checked on the Best before date , so she cautioned us to check first, before we eat. And 3 or more of the chips indeed has expired last May 31. The rest are all okay, some to be expired on August and later. But before that date i am sure they are all already in our stomachs. But the chocolates and the canned goods have expiry dates as late as 2014!

Yes, i agree with you, my friend. That's how we interpret it too. Besides, we have our nose to smell and the tongue to taste and our eyes to see if the product is still okay. Well, 3 bags of chips were dated 2 or 3 days after its Best Before date. But the chips are still so crispy. The cheese ball though seemed a bit lacking in saltiness but was so crispy. Or maybe it's because the local version of cheese balls here in the Philippines is a bit salty.

Well, that is what we are thinking also. We have discern for ourselves if the product is still okay to be eaten. But to be safe if the best before date was already past one week, then better throw it. I agree that when it comes to milk, it is important to stick to using it on or before the expiration date. So baking ingredients is just like milk when it comes to expiration date. I didn't know that, because i don't bake.

That's true my friend, we have our nose to smell if it smells bad already and the tongue to at least take a little taste of it. Besides, if it is already a week after the best before date, i think we just have to give it to our local dogs.

Yes, winterose, that's how we have interpreted it also.

Actually she said, every time they go to shop groceries, they buy those food products without seeing the expiry dates. And once the big box is filled with every shopping for groceries purchases, she had them sent to the Philippines. Unfortunately, the shipping took 1 and a half months. Thus, some have already reached their best before marks. But they were still okay to eat, actually.