Poll: Do you throw your food away when the date is expired? - Page 3

Julián

Usually, yes. But I remember one time that my uncle and I found this box of Natilla powder in the kitchen drawers and it had been expired for over a year...We still cooked it and it was ****ing delicious

Haven

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Originally posted by Onyx.

I taste it first. Most of the times the dates are not accurate. A jar of jelly on my cabinet was supposed to be expired 02/15/2012 and I ate it 04/10/2012. It was still good, and nothing happened.

Exactly. It all depends on the type of food it is and when it expired but if it still looks and/or tastes good, ain't no way in hell I'm throwing it away.

Changes

Only milk.

Ichinaru19

Nope. In my opinion Expiration date is just the date where the people who regulates it wants to make sure that if anyone drink/eat it a bit after that date will still be fine. If it doesnt taste funny its fine.

LolMinaj

A lot of the time the food is good after the expiration date.

It's a case by case basis with me.

.aR

um....

yes?

arkl

Dairy products goes to the bin immediately after the expiry date.

-Lewymocha-

Rainer

Yes. I always check the expiration date.

Razzle

Yes. It rarely happens though. We make sure the food we buy has a long expiration date.

Albany Guest

From the FDA website (US relevant only though it is likely similar in toher countries):

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/...ting/index.asp

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Types of Dates
A "Sell-By" date tells the store how long to display the product for sale. You should buy the product before the date expires.
A "Best if Used By (or Before)" date is recommended for best flavor or quality. It is not a purchase or safety date.
A "Use-By" date is the last date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality. The date has been determined by the manufacturer of the product.
"Closed or coded dates" are packing numbers for use by the manufacturer.

So the expiration date has nothing to do with the likelyhood that the product will be contaminated or in any way harmful - it merely has to do with the issue of it being at the quality advertised or is set by local laws about how long fresh food (like milk or meat) can be displayed for purchase by a store (who usually takes the food it didn't seel by that date and cooks it to sell in some other form).

I personally don't throw the stuff out unless there are signs of possible contamination. Food doesn't hang around enough for this to be a major concern though.