Do you still eat expired for a few weeks meat or canned food products?
By simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
Germany
July 8, 2021 6:59am CST
Hello 
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all my dear mylotters
I woke up in a cloudy and cold day. I was able to have a morning walk and a dancing exercise 
but will not do evening walk because it looks like it is going to rain again just like yesterday night. 
Anyways, I was cleaning my fridge and food cabinet today to check if all the food products are still in good conditions. Even though I don`t buy too much food. There are still food products that expires very quick. I still eat some of the expired items when they are only a few days expired but more than that. I have no choice but to throw them away . Expired milk is not good to drink when it is expired a few days because it might give you stomach problems but I`m not sure with others. 
How about you my dear mylotters? Do you still eat expired for a few days or weeks meat or canned food products? 
I hope you can share it with me here 
Have a great day and Happy mylotting
Photo: google
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all my dear mylotters
I woke up in a cloudy and cold day. I was able to have a morning walk and a dancing exercise but will not do evening walk because it looks like it is going to rain again just like yesterday night.
Anyways, I was cleaning my fridge and food cabinet today to check if all the food products are still in good conditions. Even though I don`t buy too much food. There are still food products that expires very quick. I still eat some of the expired items when they are only a few days expired but more than that. I have no choice but to throw them away . Expired milk is not good to drink when it is expired a few days because it might give you stomach problems but I`m not sure with others.
How about you my dear mylotters? Do you still eat expired for a few days or weeks meat or canned food products?
I hope you can share it with me here
Have a great day and Happy mylotting
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21 responses
@JordanLader (5201)
• Sparta, Tennessee
8 Jul 21
I eat some things past their expiration date. Some items it doesn't really matter.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
@JordanLader Oh ok. I don`t know that. I usually throw away it right away when it expires. I will take note of that. Thank you
I think you have a point there. 
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@JordanLader (5201)
• Sparta, Tennessee
8 Jul 21
@m_audrey6788 It depends on the food. Most canned items can last over a year after their expiration. Anything fresh like meat that hasn't been frozen doesn't usually last to the expiration date so that has to be thrown away.
You can buy discounted meat at a store, freeze it and it will be good when it thaws out.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
Are you not afraid of molds? because some molds you can`t see at first
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@May2k8 (18348)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 21
@m_audrey6788 Not if it's still not too much.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
I didn`t know that. Thank you for sharing it here.
I always buy little quantity of Pasta. So far didn`t have expired pasta that long.
I always buy little quantity of Pasta. So far didn`t have expired pasta that long. 2 people like this
@LadyDuck (471253)
• Switzerland
8 Jul 21
@m_audrey6788 I bought a large quantity when the Covid pandemic started, but I know that pasta keeps for years, same for olive oil.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Jul 21
When foods are obviously spoiled, we throw them away. But when they expired and still smell fine, we do eat them. Canned foods, they are safe to eat long after the expiration date. Dairy products, they definitely taste funny when they're not fresh and beginning to spoil. Nope, we throw them away.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
Good to know things like that. Thank you 
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
9 Jul 21
@m_audrey6788 My grandma canned chicken. Twenty years later, it was still good to eat!
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
8 Jul 21
I don't consume any expired products and that's why I buy the ones with bigger shelf life and keep checking which ones expiry is due to finish it before it
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
8 Jul 21
It just depends on what it is and how long it is out of date.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
How long it is that you considered good to eat?
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
I agree. That`s the right thing to do. Thank you
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
9 Jul 21
Expiration dates on food items, at least in the US, are suggestions... I wouldn't drink milk after it's expiration date and usually freeze meat, so it's good for six months or longer... Canned products are usually good for up to a year passed their expiration date. Dried/box foods can last forever as long as they don't get damp.
Manufacturers LOVE it when people throw away food because of the "expiration" date printed on the box/can. They can sell you more after you've thrown perfectly good food away.
In the US, most dates are now called "Best By" dates and can also be treated as suggestions.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
Oh ok. You have a point there. Thank you
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
8 Jul 21
I guess it depends on how far from the expiration date it is if I'll eat it or not.
I remember the "good old days" before food had expirations dates on them. We used to just smell everything and if it smelled okay we'd eat it. As for canned goods, as long as the can wasn't bulging it was still good.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
Oh ok. Thank you for the Informations. I will take note of that
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@Fleura (30334)
• United Kingdom
8 Jul 21
God/ Mother Nature gave us a sense of smell for a reason. It's pretty easy to tell whether meat or milk is still good.
Canned foods will keep for years so it's quite difficult to get past their expiry date. And surely you don't keep unopened canned foods in the fridge?
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
I always seal them with expiry dates in order for me to see when they are no more good. Yes. I don`t keep unopened canned foods in the firdge. I put them in a food cabinet.
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
9 Jul 21
Generally all food products comes with an expiry date. There are 2 types..... One is BBE (Best before end) while the other is Use by....
So you can consume the BBE one even after the date because the product is at its best before the date and may lose its best after the date, so still you can consume it.
While the Use by has to be discarded once it crosses the date. If you you miss by a day or two should be fine, but not more than a week . They won't be fit for human consumption anymore
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
9 Jul 21
"That means the food does not expire in the sense of becoming inedible. For un-refrigerated foods, there may be no difference in taste or quality, and expired foods won't necessarily make people sick." Excerpt taken from:
Use-by dates are contributing to millions of pounds of wasted food each year.
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@snowy22315 (180361)
• United States
9 Jul 21
Not dairy products not usually.. but some products are still good past their expire date..
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
8 Jul 21
I don't. it is not safe. Indeed milk when expired even before its expiration date , if it looks and smells bad. Should be thrown into the garbage.
I do take vitamins past their expiration. But not more than a month.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
I agree with you. Thank you
Oh ok. I didn`t know about vitamins but I will take note of that too. Thanks
Thank you
Oh ok. I didn`t know about vitamins but I will take note of that too. Thanks 1 person likes this
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
@Kasjnak I think you`re right about meat and milk. I will surely remember that
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
8 Jul 21
Oh ok. I will take note of that. Thank you
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@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
8 Jul 21
@m_audrey6788 no problem, just be careful with expired food. Some is still ok, like pasta or oil. But meat and milk, not so much 
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@pandawrites (168)
• Hubli, India
9 Jul 21
Canned foods are not popular here in my country.
Canned foods are actually very harmful and cancer causing if consumed on excess.
So, I suggest please don't eat canned food a lot
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
Thank you for your concern. I`m making sure that I don`t eat too much food in the can.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
9 Jul 21
No i have never eaten something expired
But once i used an expired sunscreen accidentally but thank God nothing happened
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jul 21
That`s good. We must be careful with our food. Thank you
Good thing nothing happened.
Good thing nothing happened. 1 person likes this
