Ridiculous food labelling for UK customes only

pulliptears

C_Ronaldo wrote: »

i still dont see why start a thread, its not even a rip off, the vinegar keeps stuff preserved longer than 3 days,

Why is there not a **head-desk** smiley?

cheapscate

pulliptears wrote: »

Why is there not a **head-desk** smiley?

Will this do?

pulliptears

cheapscate wrote: »

Will this do?

Perfect.
Thank you!

hansi

C_Ronaldo wrote: »

dont understand the issue, does it matter that in th other languages it doesnt say once opened eat within 3 days

yes, why should it be different for other countries? Just shows how "hooked" we are by "sell by" and now "eat by" dates

hansi

pulliptears wrote: »

Why is there not a **head-desk** smiley?

who mentioned a "rip off"?

hansi

mustrum_ridcully wrote: »

Erm, because the label is telling you that the food must be eaten in 3 days when it clearly isn't the case. You know it, I know it but far too many don't and will go by what it says on the tin.

Some people in the UK actually throw food away on the "Best Before" date, because they've been frightened so badly by media reports about food poisoning and TV ads saying you need to sterilise all surfaces with bleach before even thinking about preparing food.

Exactly.! Thank you:beer:

hollydays

I am told I need to keep a jar of jam in a fridge,once opened.That's rubbish,it's a "preserve".
I can make up my own mind about these types of things.

shandypants5

Mrs Shandypants has a system where by, if it smells/looks ok then we can eat it.

After that, once it gets a bit risky she puts it in my sandwiches for work :rolleyes: .

What I dont know dont hurt me, apparently.

hansi

tuggy wrote: »

I keep gherkins for aaaages, they're in pickle! they're hardly gonna go off after 3 days... just a scam to make you chuck 'em and spend money on a new jar.

I know that, you know that, some others don't know that

poodledoodledoo

I've noticed that 'premium branded' jars of preserves, pickles, spreads etc are less likely to have the 'keep deep frozen and use within 3 and a half minutes of opening' warning on them. Does this mean the more expensive the brand, the more preservatives they contain????