do you eat things past there sell by dates?

Question

i personally cant and wouldnt.

Answer 1

Depends on the type of food product.

Answer 2

It depends what it is.
Eggs, for example, I will always do a salt water test to determine their freshness - mind you, I try to get mine from an organic farm shop, so I can near enough gurantee their freshness.
Cheese is also something that I'm quite happy to eat past the sell-by date, and vegetables, as long as they haven't gone off.
The one thing that I am fussy about is meat - and I will base my opinion on what the meat looks and smells like, rather than the date on it.

I feel that sell-by / use-by dates are too limiting - they're put on to avoid any litigationous actions. I've never suffered any ill-effects from eating slightly out of date food; if it were a product which were kept in the fridge, and I ate it after two and a half months, for example, I'd only have myself to blame for the ensuing food poisoning. On the other hand, mankind has existed quite happily for thousands of years without sell-by dates - why should this be a problem now?

Answer 3

I eat a lot of things past there use by dates.
I trust my senses enough to not take too much notice off them - if things smell and have the right texture, it isn't much of a risk.
It all depends on the type of food - I'm much more careful with meat, especially chicken or pork and don't tend to eat them a day or two over the sell by date.
Things like yogurts and milk start to smell when they aren't edible, so I always just give things a sniff.
I also disregard the sell by dates on tins and jars that haven't been opened, as well as on cereals and biscuit products. It is clear when something isn't okay for eating.
Funnily enough, I've never had food poisoning.

Answer 4

Yes. most foods have a sell by date, and also a use by date. If something is past its sell by date, but not the use by date, you are fine to eat it. If it is past its use by date, that is a different matter.
If it looked or smelled funny, I wouldnt eat it. But if it is only a few days past, and has been kept in the fridge, then yes, we eat it. I would be slightly wary with meat products though.

Answer 5

Yes I do as the sell by date is the date that the shop is supposed to display it until - and the best before date is when it is supposed to be when it tastes better.
Food doesn't automatically go off when its past its best before date.
It depends on the food item.
If it is yogurt or milk then I would smell it first if it smells ok then I would use it.
I'm funny about meat and fish and I don't eat these past there best before date if it is way out of date.
I eat bread that's past its best before date as it makes better toast than fresh bread. Unless its got mould on then I throw it out.
Tin food is ok too use as its been sealed and has preservatives.
Friut and vegetables if they are firm and not mouldy then I eat them.
We should use are senses to tell us if food is bad or not .

Answer 6

Yes you can still eat and I do eat foods that are past their sell by dates.
That does not make the foods bad the grocery stores are just not allowed to sell it past that date. It means that shortly after then will the food expire (maybe even a couple of weeks)

I'll eat chips, cookies, pasta past sell by dates there's no problem with that.

Answer 7

There are two reasons for use-by dates.

Firstly, with things like meat and meat products, after the use-by date they can make you ill. I don't do it.

Secondly, with things like cakes or sweets, the eating quality starts to deteriorate but there is no danger of food poisoning. I use my husband's nose (he has an extremely reliable nose). Even dairy products--I have perfect confidence in them if it passes my hubby's nose test. (Remember, the date by which things may start to spoil is not an exact science; it's set with a slightly pessimistic margin for error, because the vendor wants to be sure of not getting complaints. So if the date by which it will probably start to go bad is 23rd March, they will probably say "use by 20th March" just to be sure. If the use-by date is 20th March, it doesn't mean that it will rot on the 21st, it just means that the vendor is confident that it won't begin to go off before then.)

When it's vegetables, I rarely take any notice of the use-by dates because I keep them in the fridge, and I'm perfectly able to see for myself when they're beginning to go off. I am aware that any storage of veg means they are sitting losing their vitamins though.

Answer 8

I will use things past the sell by dates, but the use by dates are a different story.

Answer 9

It depends. I've used milk past their date, but only if it smelled fine. Eggs are safe 4 to 6 WEEKS past the date on the carton.

Your nose knows

Answer 10

Absolutely !! I buy in bulk and freeze anything from eggs to cereal. I save hundreds of dollars by freezing things for 6 to 12 months down the road.

Just one more reason I have the money I have, I spend very little on groceries, yet feed many.

: )

Answer 11

Sometimes, depends on the product, but when shopping I don't just grab the first item on the shelf, look around especially in the bread and dairy dept. the older stuff is put in the front and the fresher items are in the back, makes a big difference.