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nobbie48

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I don't know who is pushing the buttons but there is a movement to eliminate the BB dates on packaged foods.

Is it the tight for cash stores?

Is it the producers?

Is it the save the planet clan?

There was a spokesperson on the radio yesterday trying to point out the waste factor and I felt sorry for him. It sounded like he was being pushed to say we don't need them. His tone of voice, wellllll, if people use common sense it should be OK (Not it WILL be OK)

Saying common sense was a red flag.
 
I mean, I have three year old brake fluid kicking around

I wonder what percentage of Canadians strictly adhere to best before dates? I would think their main purpose is for retailers, not necessarily the consumer
 
The other day I used a Knorr soup packet that was 10 YEARS past BB. It was fine. The stuffing mix that was 3 years past the BB was also good.
With only two of us salad dressing lasts a long time. Often two - three past the expiry/BB.
Dry goods are good for a decades past the BB. Perishables, there you need a little common sense
 
timtune said:
The other day I used a Knorr soup packet that was 10 YEARS past BB. It was fine. The stuffing mix that was 3 years past the BB was also good.
With only two of us salad dressing lasts a long time. Often two - three past the expiry/BB.
Dry goods are good for a decades past the BB. Perishables, there you need a little common sense
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Costco would prefer no BB dates. Imagine how long the 5 gallon pail of peanut butter would last.

There's a youTube guy that somehow finds decades old cans of food and opens them. Gross.

 
TK4 said:
Best Before is not the same thing as Expired. If it was I'd be dead by now.
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Some are right on the money. My almost empty liter of 18% cream was fine in my coffee yesterday. Poured some in my coffee this morning. Cafe au Cottage Cheese. Checked the BB date. JL 29.

If nothing else the BB dates keep the grocer (semi) honest. Was in the Sobeys in Waterdown. Went to grab a tub of cottage cheese off the shelf. The one at the front looked like it was pregnant. Checked the date on it and it was 6 weeks past. I was shocked it hadn't grenaded. The No Frills there is worse (nothing 6 weeks, but many items 2,3,4 days past). It's bad enough that if I go in and realize I've forgotten my cheaters I go back out to get them. It's not worth the risk squinting and hoping for the best.
 
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FullMotoJacket said:
Some are right on the money. My almost empty liter of 18% cream was fine in my coffee yesterday. Poured some in my coffee this morning. Cafe au Cottage Cheese. Checked the BB date. JL 29.

If nothing else the BB dates keep the grocer (semi) honest. Was in the Sobeys in Waterdown. Went to grab a tub of cottage cheese off the shelf. The one at the front looked like it was pregnant. Checked the date on it and it was 6 weeks past. I was shocked it hadn't grenaded. The No Frills there is worse (nothing 6 weeks, but many items 2,3,4 days past). It's bad enough that if I go in and realize I've forgotten my cheaters I go back out to get them. It's not worth the risk squinting and hoping for the best.
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Fresh produce is not Best Before dated and some stuff is an embarrassment, compost.
 
Kinda off topic.
Sobeys store had organic jumbo shrimp yesterday. WTF?
 
nobbie48 said:
Costco would prefer no BB dates. Imagine how long the 5 gallon pail of peanut butter would last.
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Yeah, but their muffins don't even last to their best before date (usually 2 days) before going moldy. The first time it happened, I was shocked, because I used to consider the best before date to be for freshness, not expiry.
 
Decades ago my wife worked at a little grocery store. Apparently when the eggs went past the BB the owner had them use a bit of nail polish remover to erase the dates.
 
I've been ignoring BB dates on packaging for many years. Since I learned they are a scam to get people to toss products and buy new before it's necessary to do so. People need to learn for themselves how to tell when something has gone bad. There are always signs; appearance, smell, texture, colour, etc..
However, for consumer purchasing, manufacture dates should be provided to be sure people are getting a fresh product. The older dates should be discounted. This would benefit people that struggle to pay bills while providing the best quality for those who can afford it.
 
WestBrantKid said:
However, for consumer purchasing, manufacture dates should be provided to be sure people are getting a fresh product. The older dates should be discounted. This would benefit people that struggle to pay bills while providing the best quality for those who can afford it.
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Six of one, half dozen of the other. Bottom line, there needs to be some easy way for the consumer to tell how long something's been sitting on the shelf, otherwise you have the scenario of a customer picking a cottage cheese IED (as I described in post #9) off the shelf without knowing.
 
WestBrantKid said:
People need to learn for themselves
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That line right there is why we have them. Many people don't read, don't learn, just react.
I think for perishable products a BB Date is a pretty good thing. For non perishables it should just be "Eat before 2029" etc..
Using the very longest date possible.
 
Wingboy said:
Sobeys store had organic jumbo shrimp yesterday. WTF?
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There is lab grown chicken. Lab grown shrimp can't be that far off (and we won't go into the oxymoron issue with the term jumbo shrimp).
 
Jampy00 said:
That line right there is why we have them. Many people don't read, don't learn, just react.
I think for perishable products a BB Date is a pretty good thing. For non perishables it should just be "Eat before 2029" etc..
Using the very longest date possible.
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Yogurt and eggs are perishable. They can be entirely fine to eat very long after the printed date.
 
GreyGhost said:
Yogurt and eggs are perishable. They can be entirely fine to eat very long after the printed date.
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I think for perishable products a BB Date is a pretty good thing. Did not say perfect... Many exceptions, both in products and the people that eat them...
 
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