Do you eat food after its expiry date?
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
December 5, 2017 10:15am CST
This question was asked on one of our local radio stations yesterday and 72% of the people say that they do.
For me it all depends on what it is and when the expiry date was. There are somethings that I just won't use if the date is expired but other things I have eaten and they were just fine.
So do you eat food after the expiry date or best before date?
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25 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
5 Dec 17
I do eat food after the expiration date, but I do smell it/check it first. Dairy products I am a little more careful with.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Dec 17
I do not consume food beyond expiration date. Often food is stale before expiration date.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
Yes you can usually taste when something is getting close to the expiration date
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
7 Dec 17
@Luap1050 ya in tgat case green is never good
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@Luap1050 (876)
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7 Dec 17
@Happy2BeMe and if it's supposed to be white but a has a green tinge....welll....
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
I dont eat any diary products past their date
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
5 Dec 17
With all the chemicals in our foods today @Happy2BeMe , I could eat from a loaf of bread that has been expired for a full year and it would probably be just fine.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
6 Dec 17
@tzwrites You got that right. Who needs to be embalmed.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
Yes i have read a few different articles about that and how long some things are goos for after tge expiry date
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
5 Dec 17
I eat best by or before the expiration date.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
6 Dec 17
@Happy2BeMe Yes, I don't like to waste food.
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@FourWalls (69466)
• United States
5 Dec 17
It depends. There's a difference between "expiration" date and "best by" date (not to be confused with the electronics store Best Buy ). I will not use dairy or meat products after the expiration date. Canned food that says "best by" and it's a month or so past, I'll use that (as long as there's no offensive odor coming from the can when I open it).
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@RasmaSandra (81127)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Dec 17
If it is something in my fridge then usually it depends on how long after that date I still have the food but if it is in my freezer then of course I don't worry about the expiry date.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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6 Dec 17
Not food, condiments, yes, I've tried expired condiments twice.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
I have used expired condiments and never had a problem
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
5 Dec 17
I will after it's best by date, but try to not do it if it's an expiration date
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
6 Dec 17
I don't have a food after it's expiry date is over. I feel it is not safe to have it. We may fall sick. So I think we should not eat the food after the expiry date is over.I would definitely throw it away.
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@Luap1050 (876)
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6 Dec 17
I certainly do ...Yogurt for example I find is just fine a week or more after the " best by " date ....Like Jennifer says , a good sniff tells the tale ....
Things with Eggs in them and meat, very rare I would though , I gotta be really hungry and the fridge and cupboards empty!!
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@catsholiday (460)
• Derby, England
5 Dec 17
It depends on what it is. Having been brought up in the West Indies where we scraped ants from the sugar and sieved creatures from flour I do know food lasts a lot longer than stated on packs . Some packs are "Best Before" while others are " Use By". I ever eat meat beyond the use by date but many things like dried fruit and tinned stuff is fine for a month or so beyond the date.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
Eating meat beyondnthe use by date is way too risky
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
Meat and dairy products i never eat pass the dates
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
6 Dec 17
@Happy2BeMe I've had food sickness and it's so unpleasant.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
@tzwrites Yes it is not something you care to repeat once it happens once
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
I agree meat and dairy are better to just get rid of rather then take the risk.
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