Expiration Dates

[Texas Proud]

This have many different answers as to what it is....

Drugs are required to have a date... I saw a program that said the date is supposed to ensure that the drug is 85% effective till that date... some are still 100% and can go on for years after... they just had to put down a date and that was what they choose... As FinanceDude said, some drugs go bad quickly, but you should be made aware of this....

Food is just a date that they make up... if you read... most say 'sell by' date, not 'goes bad' date.... some say 'tastes best by'... I have had eggs 6 months after the expiration date without any problem

Now, you want to talk about 'old' food... I was in the JROTC in high school... we went on a weekend bivwack (sp) They brought out C rats that had dates of 1919... (this was in '75)... Most were WWII from '45. we are talking scamble eggs here!!! some beef, some chicken.. the cigs were a bit bad looking, but I don't smoke so I don't know how they fared... the food was very salty and bland... but didn't kill anyone...

If the can still looks normal, with no bulges, it usually is OK..

 

[maddythebeagle]

We just replaced our freezer to an upright and found some soy burger patties that had a date of 2005...cooked some up and havent died yet....I have to guess that freezer burn is the enemy...

 

[cute fuzzy bunny]

I cant imagine what you might do to a soy burger that would make it any worse.

Anything my dog wont eat is off the menu

 

[NinjaPigeon]

I have a real issue with expiration dates. I'm freakish about deli meat, for instance. I keep it maybe 4 days, then I start feeling that it's getting slimy, and even if it probably isn't, I believe it is. So I waste a Lot of meat.

I once ate some yogurt past the expiration date. FYI, that date is real. Don't ignore it. Expired yogurt is up there with expired milk in terms of nastiness.