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The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2092" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/the-food-expiration-dates-you-should-actually-follow/ar-BB12KQg8" target="_blank"><strong>The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow - MSN</strong></a></p><p></p><p>With most of us quarantined in our homes, chances are you’ve been reacquainting yourself with the forgotten spices and fusty beans from the depths of your pantry. But how fusty is too fusty? When is the right time to throw something out? And what about fresh ingredients? If I’m trying to keep supermarket trips to a minimum, how long can my eggs, dairy and produce keep?</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Here’s the first thing you should know: Expiration dates are not expiration dates.</strong></p><p></p><p>Food product dating, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls it, is completely voluntary for all products (with the exception of baby food, more on that later). Not only that, but it has nothing to do with safety. It acts solely as the manufacturer’s best guess as to when its product will no longer be at peak quality, whatever that means. Food manufacturers also tend to be rather conservative with those dates, knowing that not all of us keep our pantries dark and open our refrigerators as minimally as necessary. (I, for one, would never leave the fridge door open for minutes at a time as I contemplate what to snack on.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2092, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/the-food-expiration-dates-you-should-actually-follow/ar-BB12KQg8'][B]The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually Follow - MSN[/B][/URL] With most of us quarantined in our homes, chances are you’ve been reacquainting yourself with the forgotten spices and fusty beans from the depths of your pantry. But how fusty is too fusty? When is the right time to throw something out? And what about fresh ingredients? If I’m trying to keep supermarket trips to a minimum, how long can my eggs, dairy and produce keep? [B] Here’s the first thing you should know: Expiration dates are not expiration dates.[/B] Food product dating, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls it, is completely voluntary for all products (with the exception of baby food, more on that later). Not only that, but it has nothing to do with safety. It acts solely as the manufacturer’s best guess as to when its product will no longer be at peak quality, whatever that means. Food manufacturers also tend to be rather conservative with those dates, knowing that not all of us keep our pantries dark and open our refrigerators as minimally as necessary. (I, for one, would never leave the fridge door open for minutes at a time as I contemplate what to snack on.) [/QUOTE]
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