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this post brought to you by the letters F, D, and A

Jan 01, 2007 21:24

the food industry's product dating is vague and not very helpful. currently they say things like "best by september 2005". i don't know what that means; it leaves room for doubt: can i eat this? should i eat this? the consumer is unsure ( Read more... )

food, "food"

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misch January 2 2007, 05:04:46 UTC

Some things, don't even bother with the label.

Even bottled water has a "best by" date on it.

vespa331 January 2 2007, 06:18:37 UTC

So truuuuue. The ones I really hate are the "Sell by -" We currently have milk that had to be Sold by this week, but do we have to Drink it by this week?

vyl8 January 3 2007, 03:45:20 UTC

it really depends on the food. can goods, in mayo, to oil has probably gone rancid (a lesson I learned from putting some mayo from an unopened jar in my grandmother's pantry . . . dated "best used by 2002"

vyl8 January 3 2007, 03:46:26 UTC

argh.

*can goods are pretty much good as long as the can is not bloated or dented.

freqency January 3 2007, 03:45:35 UTC

ROFL (yeah kicking back to AIM days)