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That should not happen at all.

donatj 7y ago
Why? Expired food is generally perfectly safe. The dates are quality indicators, not safety indicators. It’s just being wasteful. https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/how-to-tell-whether-expired-food-is-safe-to-eat/ https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/how-to-tell-whet...
- philjohn 7y ago
  Except when it comes to baby formula, whilst it might be safe to consume, the various nutrients required by a growing baby start to degrade past the use by date so you run the risk of introducing defficiencies.
  - maxerickson 7y ago
    It isn't necessarily even that the ingredients start to degrade, it's just the date the manufacturer promises that the label will be correct until. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-takes-final-step-infant-formula-protections https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-takes-fin... (I get that this is a small distinction, but they likely aren't doing all that much work to extend the shelf life, they don't need to)
  - thrower123 7y ago
    Baby formula in general is probably best not consumed, if there is any way around it. In the best cases it's not great, and there are so many horror stories of it being adulterated with garbage.
    - philjohn 7y ago
      Indeed - breast is best, but having two children, one of whom had awful reflux and just could not breast feed, and another who was fine there are good reasons that baby formula exists.
- lm28469 7y ago
  From the article: "that arrived with a “rancid smell.”" Also, it's fine when you shop in a store and decide to buy expired food because you know you'll eat them soon. But what if you want to stockpile 1 year of baby formula and amazon delivers already expired formula ? Same for pet food, &c.
- throwaway_law 7y ago
  >Expired food is generally perfectly safe. The dates are quality indicators, not safety indicators. It’s just being wasteful. It's my hard earned money...whether Amazon is selling me expired food that is a safety concern or just a quality concern issue (which FYI is not accurate for all foods), I don't want to be sold shit quality expired food. I certainly don't care to be told I'm being wasteful for not accepting and eating the shit quality expired food. They can separate and sell that for discount if they want, not mix it in with non-expired food at the same price...that's false advertising, fraud and deceptive trade practices.
  - rambojazz 7y ago
    Exactly this. I would be OK with buying expired food iff it's sold at a discounted price and it's labelled as such. Otherwise it's fraud.

Why? Expired food is generally perfectly safe. The dates are quality indicators, not safety indicators. It’s just being wasteful. https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/how-to-tell-whether-expired-food-is-safe-to-eat/ https://www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/how-to-tell-whet...

philjohn 7y ago
Except when it comes to baby formula, whilst it might be safe to consume, the various nutrients required by a growing baby start to degrade past the use by date so you run the risk of introducing defficiencies.
- maxerickson 7y ago
  It isn't necessarily even that the ingredients start to degrade, it's just the date the manufacturer promises that the label will be correct until. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-takes-final-step-infant-formula-protections https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-takes-fin... (I get that this is a small distinction, but they likely aren't doing all that much work to extend the shelf life, they don't need to)
- thrower123 7y ago
  Baby formula in general is probably best not consumed, if there is any way around it. In the best cases it's not great, and there are so many horror stories of it being adulterated with garbage.
  - philjohn 7y ago
    Indeed - breast is best, but having two children, one of whom had awful reflux and just could not breast feed, and another who was fine there are good reasons that baby formula exists.
lm28469 7y ago
From the article: "that arrived with a “rancid smell.”" Also, it's fine when you shop in a store and decide to buy expired food because you know you'll eat them soon. But what if you want to stockpile 1 year of baby formula and amazon delivers already expired formula ? Same for pet food, &c.
throwaway_law 7y ago
>Expired food is generally perfectly safe. The dates are quality indicators, not safety indicators. It’s just being wasteful. It's my hard earned money...whether Amazon is selling me expired food that is a safety concern or just a quality concern issue (which FYI is not accurate for all foods), I don't want to be sold shit quality expired food. I certainly don't care to be told I'm being wasteful for not accepting and eating the shit quality expired food. They can separate and sell that for discount if they want, not mix it in with non-expired food at the same price...that's false advertising, fraud and deceptive trade practices.
- rambojazz 7y ago
  Exactly this. I would be OK with buying expired food iff it's sold at a discounted price and it's labelled as such. Otherwise it's fraud.