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2007-05-17 03:34:10 · 14 answers · asked by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
My mom used to tell me it was OK to eat something past the used by date etc.
2007-05-17 03:42:45 · update #1
No. A sell-by date is just the date that the product is meant to be sold by due to freshness or effectiveness. Stores are suppose to pull the product after that date. Usually if you buy something and the sell-by date is the day you bought it, you usually have 3-5 days after that to use it, otherwise it is no longer considered good. It also depends on the product. If it's perishable, it's 3-5 days after the sell-by date. If it's medication, you can still use it but it may not be as effective after 7 days of the sell-by date. Some people refuse to use things past a sell-by date. But you can. Just not for too long after.
2007-05-17 03:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by teashy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work at a food shelf and we have a table for all the old food donations it's amazing what people will eat they say that canned goods are still edible after a few years as long as the cans are not bulging gross huh? I myself am a compulsive date checker it all goes when it hits the sell by date I also check the labels at the grocery store you can never be too careful.
2007-05-17 11:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother has been known to throw out a half gallon of milk just because the sell by date comes up. doesn't matter if the milk is still good or not, he throws it out. he does this with all food.
try explaining that a sell by date is not the same as an "eat by" date. he can't hear a thing.
no it is not a desperate thing to do, unless you know that its bad food.
2007-05-17 10:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by :) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no?? the sell by date is usually 2-3 days earlier than the Use By or expiration date.
2007-05-17 10:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sell by date is just a guideline. It doesn`t necessarily mean you have to throw it out on that day exactly. I judge for myself.
2007-05-17 10:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Hamish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You actually have several more days to consume an item after the "sell-by date".
2007-05-17 10:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by misssunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because sometimes it dont be sour or messed all the time maybe i would eat something a week behind or two but if its month or a year please DONT EAT IT
2007-05-17 10:37:44 · answer #7 · answered by CutiePie AKA (hotnakedgurl) 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it can simply be someone who always forgets to check - like moi!
2007-05-17 10:37:59 · answer #8 · answered by Jhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably. then they get sick and eventually die.
actually, either way they die... but at least rotten food fills up the stomach, right?
2007-05-17 10:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by wordsofapoet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i do it all the time.
2007-05-17 10:36:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋