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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I will confess to rigidly sticking to them but after watching a program on the BBC the other week where a company sell only food beyond the best before date it got me curious.

A woman saved £70 on her weekly shop just by things being out of date. I placed an order and cant taste anything different...

I know back in the day there weren't labels on milk/meat etc just used common sense with regards to fresh produce (dairy/meats) but im still not brave enough to just do the visual and sniff test just yet and wont consume anything over the USE BY date

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

never paid any attention to best before dates. Use by is a bit different but if it smells ok I will eat it. I only glow in the dark on a very black night

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

I use the dates as a suggestion. If it looks and smells ok we eat it. I have never given my family food poisoning... ( yet)

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I buy stuff that's about to go out of date and pop it in the freezer. Things like cheese and eggs can be used way after their use by date. Most meat is fine, but chicken, fish, and shellfish are best used by the sell by date. Milk gets chucked out when it smells off, yoghurt and cottage cheese when it goes mouldy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hardly ever look at them to be honest....just look/smell what the food is like.....worked so far.....

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"never paid any attention to best before dates. Use by is a bit different but if it smells ok I will eat it. I only glow in the dark on a very black night "

see i have had food poisoning and it was down to some chicken which was one day over.. it smelt fine so i could have under cooked it a smidge.. it just made me paranoid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I will confess to rigidly sticking to them but after watching a program on the BBC the other week where a company sell only food beyond the best before date it got me curious.

A woman saved £70 on her weekly shop just by things being out of date. I placed an order and cant taste anything different...

I know back in the day there weren't labels on milk/meat etc just used common sense with regards to fresh produce (dairy/meats) but im still not brave enough to just do the visual and sniff test just yet and wont consume anything over the USE BY date "

You hit the nail on the head. Common sense has to play a large part. Also, there are two different advisories. One is "best before", the other is "use by".

The best before dates are usually only suggestions that the product is at its best up until that date. Even so, I have eaten food recently that was four days past its "use by".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"never paid any attention to best before dates. Use by is a bit different but if it smells ok I will eat it. I only glow in the dark on a very black night

see i have had food poisoning and it was down to some chicken which was one day over.. it smelt fine so i could have under cooked it a smidge.. it just made me paranoid "

I am certain that one day past use by wouldn't have been a problem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I ignore the dates, have skimmed milk, which as I only have it in drinks and buy a 4pint carton, is often a week out of date by the time Iv used it, low fat content means its fine, and I always sniff it 1st, I just check the look, smell etc and never had any trouble.x

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"never paid any attention to best before dates. Use by is a bit different but if it smells ok I will eat it. I only glow in the dark on a very black night

see i have had food poisoning and it was down to some chicken which was one day over.. it smelt fine so i could have under cooked it a smidge.. it just made me paranoid "

Chicken is one thing I would never use after the sell by, pork's another but I'm paranoid about chicken anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll give most things a go after the use by date. I just pick off the green bits if there is any.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"never paid any attention to best before dates. Use by is a bit different but if it smells ok I will eat it. I only glow in the dark on a very black night

see i have had food poisoning and it was down to some chicken which was one day over.. it smelt fine so i could have under cooked it a smidge.. it just made me paranoid

I am certain that one day past use by wouldn't have been a problem."

i was just very ill for 2 weeks after and to this day i just know that i used some diced chicken that was a day over.. as i said im possibly just paranoid but your right it could have been anything

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I'll give most things a go after the use by date. I just pick off the green bits if there is any.

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me too unless I've run out of parsley

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I use my sense of common, smell and sight to determine if food is good to eat. Some stuff is risker than others and how it's stored makes a big difference. I'm not rigid about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I pay attention to use by dates on meat and fish, but everything else I just go by whether it looks and smells ok. It hasn't finished me off yet

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Never pay any attention to dates and not poisoned myself or anyone else yet.

If it looks ok, smells ok and isnt mouldy then it's good food.

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

West Midlands

I smell it

Never ever taken much use of best before dates

It's scaremongering propaganda to get us to spend more on food

Simple

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

I got told once that the bacteria that could make you really poorly probably won't taint the meat anyway so it will still smell/taste/look totally fine.

After working in a butchers/deli for 6 years and seeing some of the perfectly fine meat having to be chucked because it was past it's dates I pay no attention to dates on anything any more.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Best before helps stock rotation.

Use by is a bit more serious.

If you have a weak immune system then use by is probably best followed. However, once you've cooked it you've probably bought yourself another day or two unless it's rice. Cooked rice can be very dangerous.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Cooked rice can be very dangerous.

"

Too right it can, I've got some in the kitchen from yesterday and it's hiding a machete and whispering "do you waaan it you slaaaaag".

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


" Cooked rice can be very dangerous.

Too right it can, I've got some in the kitchen from yesterday and it's hiding a machete and whispering "do you waaan it you slaaaaag"."

Look at it funny and it will kill you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only eat live food

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know I caught it going full on Travis Bickle at the pepper mill earlier

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have worked in customer services many years and all these date are silly.

Just watch fish and chicken, that needs the sniff test

Her

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

If it doesn't smell, or moo or can see penicillin on it I'll eat it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A quick sniff & a check for mold & we're good to go!

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

I've recently got Involved with a bit of voluntary work to help food waste (using food which is not deemed good neigh to sell in supermarkets) but it's fine apart from cosmetics

Admittedly it's fruit and veg but I do like a 'oops' sticker and I'd just freeze meat/fish if I wasn't going to use it.

I do like the sniff test though

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia


" Cooked rice can be very dangerous.

Too right it can, I've got some in the kitchen from yesterday and it's hiding a machete and whispering "do you waaan it you slaaaaag"."
lol this propa made me giggle!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Best before helps stock rotation.

Use by is a bit more serious.

If you have a weak immune system then use by is probably best followed. However, once you've cooked it you've probably bought yourself another day or two unless it's rice. Cooked rice can be very dangerous.

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A women at work went down with Food poisoning and was in hospital about 3 weeks after she had Bought some chicken and rice from a Chinese she said that the order she made was ready far to soon for the Rice to be cooked properly after she Had ordered it as she has some knowledge in this field but still slipped up by takeing a chance and Eating it, under those circumstance,s I would,nt take any chance,s in eating It, she did,nt mention it but I bet She won,t be going back there and perhaps others won,t if they know about the details and quite a popular Chinese take away too.

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