How long can i use something past the Sale by date?

Question

I purchased several peppermint flavored coffee creamers at Christmas time with a sale by date of March 10 and don't know how many days past that date the product is safe to use.

Answer 1

You shouldn't mess too much with dairy, but my husband works for a yogurt company so I know for a fact that they are very cautious with their sell-by dates. You can eat most yougurts up to a week after they go "bad" and it'll be fine. For your creamers, it depends- I assume they are pasteurised the pasteurised kind that you don't need to keep in the fridge? Is so they're probably ok until, say, the 20th. Use your nose as a guide- if they don't smell right, they aren't.

Answer 2

Anything past the use by or sale by date is not advisable to be used. From personal experience, I accidentally purchased a box of cereal that was about a month short (before) the use by date and the cereal was no longer crisp and had a stale taste to it. So best thing is to avoid using anything past the use by date.

Answer 3

If it is dairy, I go 2 days past due date, if it is juice, I usually go a week past the due date.