Food Expiration Dates (1 Viewer)

[saintmdterps]

Coming from my background as a kid who didn’t have food at times in my life this is one of my hang ups. I hate throwing away food. I have containers and vacuum packers to store it and freeze it.

As long as it passes the sniff test I will eat it.

Food, that is

 

[saintmdterps]

Surprisingly, heavy cream will last well past its expiration date.

Fairlife milk has a long shelf life as well

 

[Semper]

Dairy is my exception. Milk is disgusting to begin with but a necessity for cereal. No other liquid medium works. I don’t like the smell and sour milk is instant barf.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Fairlife milk has a long shelf life as well

i've been buying Lactose free milk for my daughter, stating a few months ago and i noticed it has a longer 'best buy' date than regular milk.

 

[nolaswede]

Dairy is my exception. Milk is disgusting to begin with but a necessity for cereal. No other liquid medium works. I don’t like the smell and sour milk is instant barf.

Come on man, Milk is my crack! For some reason I don’t like coffee and tea in the AM!

 

[Eeyore]

So did he go out and get more Popeye's when he already had some, or did he just order enough the first time to have two containers left over?

He had four boxes. I think that he bought them all at once. Coupons? Now he has two. I have no idea why vomiting didn't lead him to the conclusion that he should throw all of it out.

 

[melman]

Milk is required to properly digest Oreos, Choc Chip cookies and PBJ sammies...

 

[Tapxe]

He had four boxes. I think that he bought them all at once. Coupons? Now he has two. I have no idea why vomiting didn't lead him to the conclusion that he should throw all of it out.

You should warn him that some foods, rice specifically, can go bad and leave behind stuff that cannot be killed by reheating. A college kid in FLA died from that a short while back.

So throwing up might not be enough to keep you alive...

 

[Optimus Prime]

I take the "use by" as just a suggestion. Except with Dairy or Refridgerated products. Most dried and canned goods are perfectly fine well past expiration date.

don't know how accurate this is

supposedly a chart showing how long items are safe to eat after the printed expiration date

If this is accurate it looks like a lot of food waste could be eliminated by changing the expiration dates

 

[Optimus Prime]

As long as it passes the sniff test I will eat it.

Food, that is

I've talked before about my gambling with double sniff meat

Doesn't smell fresh, doesn't smell bad, but smells not quite right, so you sniff again

Sometimes it's no problem, it's fine, and other times it's long and/or multiple trips to the bathroom

 

[bigdaddysaints]

i bought a box of 104 small bags of lays chips recently (black friday store) for $8. Printed date is August. But so far they are all still crispy and taste fresh.
My son brings his lunch every day, so i figured 8 cents a bag is a pretty good deal.

 

[Eeyore]

You should warn him that some foods, rice specifically, can go bad and leave behind stuff that cannot be killed by reheating. A college kid in FLA died from that a short while back.

So throwing up might not be enough to keep you alive...

We had the conversation again last week. Popeyes again. This time he came home with an enormous box from there. A few hours later I noticed that it wasn't in the refrigerator. He refused to refrigerate the leftovers. I reminded him that he vomits several times per week and I suspect that this is why.

He did not refrigerate the food. It'll get him some day.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I've talked before about my gambling with double sniff meat

Doesn't smell fresh, doesn't smell bad, but smells not quite right, so you sniff again

Sometimes it's no problem, it's fine, and other times it's long and/or multiple trips to the bathroom

i have found a sizable gap between a meat smell i'm fine with trying and one i'm ok with giving my kid
(tbc, i'm the one taking the chance - i'm not positioning my kid as a royal taste tester)

 

[Tapxe]

We had the conversation again last week. Popeyes again. This time he came home with an enormous box from there. A few hours later I noticed that it wasn't in the refrigerator. He refused to refrigerate the leftovers. I reminded him that he vomits several times per week and I suspect that this is why.

He did not refrigerate the food. It'll get him some day.

Tell him the might want to consider Russian cuisine since the wants to play Russian roulette with food . That way the cultural accuracy in the obituary is interesting.

 

[Optimus Prime]

On 30th August, Sainsbury’s announced that it would be making a number of changes to its packaging labels across a range of fresh produce and dairy products.

The move has already begun, with “best before” dates being removed from over 100 fresh lines, including pears, onions, tomatoes, and citrus fruit, with another 130 lines to follow over the coming weeks.

Sainsbury’s hopes the move will halve food waste in its own operations by 2030 and help UK households save 11,000 tonnes of food.

In a slightly more unusual move, Sainsbury's has also made the decision to remove "use-by" dates on all of its own-brand yoghurts, replacing them with best before dates, although that follows on from Morrison's announcing earlier this year that it would move to best before dates for milk.

The move to ditch best before dates has been gaining traction, with supermarkets such as Waitrose, Asda, and Marks & Spencer also committing to removing best before dates and reduce waste. This arguably stems from Tesco taking the plunge in 2018, to be the first supermarket to drop the reference.

Use by dates are required for foods that are highly perishable from a microbiological perspective and therefore likely, after a short period, to constitute an immediate danger to human health (see further below).

They are typically used for food that is required to be refrigerated, including dairy products such as yoghurts.

However, Sainsbury's has indicated that testing shows that its yoghurt is safe to eat past its expiry date.

Best before dates are an indicator of quality rather than safety, meaning that once food has passed its best before date, it will be safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best, when it comes to flavour and texture.

The goal of these changes is to reduce waste and lessen environmental impact. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has published research showing that approximately 54,000 tonnes of yoghurt is wasted per year, of which 50% is believed to be unopened packs of yoghurt.

However, businesses will need to be mindful of their food safety and labelling obligations.……

Another UK Supermarket To Scrap “Best Before” Dates on Almost 300 Lines

On 30th August, Sainsbury's announced that it would be making a number of changes to its packaging labels across a range of fresh produce and dairy…

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