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Originally Posted by Fluff
(Post 1983810)
The dates are only there as a recommendation. I'd say the vast majority of food people throw away is perfectly safe to eat and it just goes to waste. Also there is a difference between a best before date and a use by date. You do have to be careful with meat and poultry, but those can both be off even if they are within the expiration date so you should be checking them anyway. Basically just do what animals do and look at it then smell it and if its OK it's safe to eat.
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I was always taught that you shouldn't eat anything past its expiration date. That's the whole point of calling it an expiration date. If it were a recommendation, it should say that, or figure out when the actual expiration date is. Like I said, i have an irrational fear of eating something past its expire date and getting sick. So I just follow the expiration date.
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