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Sounds like someone at the "at least one food bank" doesn't understand that there literally is no liability for past-date canned food. I am pretty sure dates o

Sounds like someone at the "at least one food bank" doesn't understand that there literally is no liability for past-date canned food. I am pretty sure dates on canned food wasn't a thing when I was growing up. It's just another way of prodding the customer to consume.

thaumasiotes 5y ago
> It's just another way of prodding the customer to consume. Not really; expiration dates are printed on food (including canned food) because customers want them. Manufacturers are responding to, not attempting to drive, customer demand.
- pempem 5y ago
  Not sure that's true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1rZAT2GtmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1rZAT2GtmI
  - thaumasiotes 5y ago
    That video doesn't even address the question. It says, correctly, that the dates have no particular meaning and are generally unregulated. It doesn't say why they're there.
    - pempem 5y ago
      Hah okay: thats a fair point and I googled this just for you - and for future me. Marks & Spencer introduced them in 1970 in the UK (1) It's true there was a survey of consumers and folks favored them, but I will refrain from posting the enduring veracity and reflectiveness of a survey and point out that consumers likely wanted dates that meant something They are often meaningless and we can assume the consumer wasn't in love with dates that are more complex than not. 1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sell-and-best-dates-food-are-basically-made-hard-get-rid-180950304/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sell-and-best-date...