Expiration Dates on Food

Me too

@CarolDM when you become desperate for food it doesn't matter how old it is. I have.had cases where I had to eat around mold, so I try and get any last scrap I can find without getting sick.

I am just very careful of hat kind of food. Be very careful.

I am afraid to take the risk.

@CarolDM I don't think taking the risk is worth it either.

@MainerMikeBrown Agreed but many do it.

@CarolDM yes they should not.Lot of people do this and give it to the food pantry. We finally got smart and telling them no more or we will throw them out

As they shouldn't in my opinion.

@amadeo Yes ours always says they will not take expired food.

Yes like canned goods.

@playertwo

Yes I mean the expiration dates.

@CarolDM Yeah true.

@hillhjill

Yes and frozen foods can get freezer burn.

@CarolDM They say that if you open something and it makes a fizzy noise then not to use it and however I don´t really know how accurate that is.

Right, I was mainly talking about pantry foods.

@lovinangelsinstead21 That sounds about right.

@CarolDM human are greedy

Yes it is too bad. Many people buy too much food to begin with. That is the biggest problem.

@mesbakh Some are.

@CarolDM You can tell pretty fast with most foods if they have gone bad.

Well it depends i think on the type of food. There is a chemical breakdown in a lot of foods over time. Be careful.

I have read many articles about this and today I found this one: “Use by” and “Best by”: These dates are intended for consumer use, but are typically the date the manufacturer deems the product reaches peak freshness. It’s not a date to indicate spoilage, nor does it necessarily signal that the food is no longer safe to eat. “Sell by”: This date is only intended to help manufacturers and retailers, not consumers. It’s a stocking and marketing tool provided by food makers to ensure proper turnover of the products in the store so they still have a long shelf life after consumers buy them. Consumers, however, are misinterpreting it as a date to guide their buying decisions. The report authors say that “sell by” dates should be made invisible to the consumer.

@CarolDM I use it in my smoothies a lot.

Yikes, I have never cared for yogurt.

@TheHorse My sister used to do that. i don't care for the taste of milk and yogurt always reminds me of milk. But I love frozen yogurt.

Good thing you haven’t....expired. ;)

@sol_cee Agreed!

@CarolDM True, and I know there is some play between not fresh - and - actually bad.

It is from the manufacturer and they do not guarantee freshness after that date.

@FayeHazel Yes and that is the fine line we must always watch out for.

@CarolDM yes and sometimes it really cause food poisoning.

@Nickzter1331 Yes and that is where the safety issue comes in.

Yes a lot of us are afraid, especially if you or others you know have gotten sick.

@CarolDM It is surprising at times when I bought some things on sale that I never needed them in the first place.

Yes but I buy things on sale a lot of times. Good idea.

@1hopefulman Sometimes that happens.

@CarolDM No it is not.

It is not worth the chance.

@CarolDM We were careful and we also did not want to go get food stamps or the food bank. We made a lot of food and gleaned from folks who wasted the apples etc. from their trees.

Yes you gotta be careful.

@CarolDM

Yes same here most of the time.

@CarolDM I have sniffed some things and threw them out because the smell was not right.

It is a personal choice Hanni. As you can see form all the comments here, some take a chance and go beyond the date, others do not. Things in the refrigerator should be obvious, go by the sniff test or how it looks. The frozen foods can get freezer burnt after awhile. Then the canned goods are a preference, I get rid of most if the expiration date has passed.

@Hannihar

I know there are so many chemicals nowadays you gotta be careful