Thread: Use by date
View Single Post
  #3 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
F Murtz F Murtz is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 97
Default Use by date

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:04:47 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 2/24/2017 8:49 PM, Alex wrote:
>>> From Wells Fargo Daily Advantage:

>>
>>>
>>> The new rules also appear to acknowledge that past
>>> practices caused consumer confusion. A survey found 91% of consumers
>>> mistakenly tossed food if the "Best if used by" label had passed, when
>>> that only signals the manufacturer's guess at its peak quality.
>>>
>>> The standards are voluntary, so there's no guarantee of adoption. In
>>> addition, the roll-out offers great leeway for implementation that
>>> extends to July 2018 for those manufacturers that adopt the standards."
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a great initiative.
>>>

>>
>> This is great. I get up every day at midnight and check to expiration
>> dates so I can toss the expired stuff.

>
> Soda I. But I do it an hour later because of the time zone thing.
>
> -sw
>

I just found some butter in an other fridge that had a late 2015 date on
it, it was perfectly alright in the centre after I took 1/8" off all
round ( I then used the outside bit in a cake)