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I’ve seen old kg packages of salt turn into a brick. I suppose the salt itself is still good, but you’re gonna have to grind it up
by adamomada 2y ago
I’ve seen old kg packages of salt turn into a brick. I suppose the salt itself is still good, but you’re gonna have to grind it up
- skirmish 2y agoDoesn't that all depend on air humidity? How can the manufacturer account for that in a printed date?
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- devilbunny 2y agoThey just slap a number on it. I mean, who throws away salt? My mother-in-law, that’s who. She is actually a lovely person and I enjoy her company (and you can eat off her floors), but that’s one of those tiny little things you just run into from time to time.
- yumraj 2y agoThat is different issue. Anything can be spoiled by moisture, or other factors. A best by date implies it is stored properly even then there’s a difference in taste/quality before and after the best by date. Which is not true for salt.
- maxerickson 2y agoNot being able to pour it anymore is a change in quality. One that plenty of people would complain about.
- devilbunny 2y agoIt’s not a change in safety, though. Government food regulations are and should be about safety. If it’s bad, well, that’s unfortunate for you, but I don’t want to live under a government that bans bland food.
- maxerickson 2y agoIn the US, best by dates (and other dates) are used by manufacturers to avoid quality disputes about old food. There are regulations that they have to be truthful, but they are not required (except on infant formula). https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and... So there you go. Also, if you look at context, the poster I replied to asserted that salt clumping was not a change in quality (hence the form of my reply).
- yumraj 2y agoYou missed my point. Salt can spoil due to humidity if not properly stored within a day, or may never spoil, ever, if stored properly. That kind of spoilage has nothing do to with age and hence my issue with a best by date for salt.
- devilbunny 2y agoIt doesn’t spoil, it just has to be broken up again. The entire McIlhenny Tabasco company is based on doing something useful with the land atop their salt mines. I can assure you that southern Louisiana is wet.