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In the United States at least expiration dates have no relation to food safety. Also the majority of expirations other than “Use by” are non binding https://c
by donatj 7y ago
In the United States at least expiration dates have no relation to food safety.
Also the majority of expirations other than “Use by” are non binding
https://consumerist.com/2008/06/18/is-it-legal-to-sell-expired-food/ https://consumerist.com/2008/06/18/is-it-legal-to-sell-expir...
- PeterisP 7y agoOkay, that may be a substantial regulatory difference, in Europe it's generally not legal to sell expired food. (And to illustrate divergence, that consumerist article isn't available for EU users.)
- rietta 7y agoI am not an expert in this, but I am aware from direct knowledge of businesses that collect recently expired foods (that are not yet spoiled - such as frozen) from grocery stores and transfers them to legal charities and food banks. There is a delta between sale by and unfit for human consumption.
- Merrill 7y agohttps://www.stilltasty.com/ https://www.stilltasty.com/
- excalibur 7y agoI know at least one store that uses this as a business model. Food past its sell-by date can be acquired from grocers for little to nothing and resold at insanely cheap prices. The difficulty is in making sure your customers know what they're signing up for without loudly proclaiming that you're selling expired food.
- ganoushoreilly 7y agoThis used to be the case with a lot of big lots and ollies stores. Not sure about it anymore, but you also see a lot of inner city / lower income area bodegas/ corner stores selling it too. One near me always has expired rap chips for sale. I eat them and they’re fine, but I knowingly take that risk.
- ClumsyPilot 7y agoTo clarify: * "Use By" dates are legally binding and are placed on products that are dangerous when expired, for example raw meat. * "Best Before" date goes on Tomatoes and other goods where you only need to indicate that product is fresh.