"Eggs, for example, can be consumed three to five weeks after purchase, even though the "use by" date is much earlier." This grosses me out. Especially given t

"Eggs, for example, can be consumed three to five weeks after purchase, even though the "use by" date is much earlier." This grosses me out. Especially given the number of food-borne illnesses in this country every year I'd much rather be safe than sorry. And spend 3 bucks on some new eggs. [CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of food-borne diseases.]