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| Thread ID: 97874 | 2009-03-02 22:17:00 | Use by/Best by Dates | Poppa John (284) | PC World Chat |
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| 752801 | 2009-03-02 22:17:00 | Hi all. How seriously do you take notice of these? How much leeway is there in using a product after it's use by date. Yes I realise this will vary with the product. However, I cannot believe that, say, a tin of beans becomes extremely poisonous if opened one week after it's date. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 752802 | 2009-03-02 22:33:00 | I take notice of it on a product by product basis where common sense will almost ell you without the date being there. A Carton of Milk vs a can of Beans. I think I would keep the beans and toss the Milk if they were both over their dates. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 752803 | 2009-03-02 22:41:00 | Yea, purely case by case. Also best before doesn't always mean expired. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 752804 | 2009-03-03 00:15:00 | Yea, purely case by case. Also best before doesn't always mean expired. Whereas "Use By:" does.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 752805 | 2009-03-03 00:49:00 | "Use by" to me sounds more specific than "best before"... | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 752806 | 2009-03-03 01:29:00 | Seems that canned food is good for ages :spam Obviously with milk etc. you need to be a bit careful. wiki.answers.com |
Fifthdawn (9467) | ||
| 752807 | 2009-03-03 01:33:00 | I'm a bit anal over use by dates (and leftover food too). My thoughts are why take the risk over getting sick: "when in doubt, throw it out" ;) |
dyewitness (9398) | ||
| 752808 | 2009-03-03 02:18:00 | what i hate even more is when there is a date stamp on the food product, but it does not say whether it is manufactured date, used by date, best before date ... Like 01Jan09 on a can of something ... |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 752809 | 2009-03-03 02:30:00 | My brother used to work at a milk factory and he says you still have up to a couple of days to drink the milk after the best before/use by date. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 752810 | 2009-03-03 02:34:00 | Hi all. How seriously do you take notice of these? How much leeway is there in using a product after it's use by date. Yes I realise this will vary with the product. However, I cannot believe that, say, a tin of beans becomes extremely poisonous if opened one week after it's date. PJ They are very different. My family produces food products, and they are required to put a 'best before' sticker on it. For their product it is 2 years from production, but you can easily keep it for over 5 years without any problem. Shops can legally sell products well past their 'best before' date. Use By, is usually used on more perishable foods like bread and milk etc. A lot of food is wasted becuase of NZs anal laws and the date labeling of products. Australia is less anal about it. |
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