notbob wrote:
>
> On 2006-10-09, Peri Meno > wrote:
> > Say the soup can has a "best by" date of 2004, would you use it?
>
> Use by dates for canned goods is pretty much pointless marketing hype.
> Food in a can is going to taste the same 5 days, 5 mos, or 5 yrs from
> date of origin.

No, it won't taste the same. From the food safety
point-of-view it will be the same. The nutrition
will be almost the same, just a little bit less.
But palatability can suffer greatly in 5 years.