'Sell by' dates to be axed......apparently

Triker

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090610/tuk-sell-by-dates-to-be-binned-in-waste-dba1618.html


Interesting, I wonder how people who live by these religiously will cope?:D

soappie

I would worry a bit if they allowed shops to remove dates altogether. You could end buying something that's been on the shelf for weeks and has gone off but you wouldn't be able to smell it because of the tight packaging around it...

amersall

i for one am glad, i have never gone by use by dates, if food smells ok i will use it if it doesnt i bin it

phizzimum

but would it mean the end of the whoopsies?

Taye

phizzimum wrote: »

but would it mean the end of the whoopsies?

No i wouldn't think so, because they will be keeping use by dates, so shops would still need to get rid of the food nearing those.

phizzimum

phew! grocery shopping would be sooo dull without the hunt for yellow stickers!

lilac_lady

I'm one of the people who throw stuff out if it's past its sell-by date. I can't help it. I still have the memory a a jelly in a fridge (not mine!) that had a beard on it and I can't stand the smell of sour milk etc.

I probably will buy fresh items more often rather than weekly if the sell-by dates are removed.

Triker

I think its a great idea to scrap them but I do think the whole 'over packaging' needs to be addressed also.

SmlSave

I wonder how people who live by these religiously will cope?

by using common sense I hope - arn't i evil?

From what I heard though they're not getting rid of 'display until' dates, just making them smaller so there'll still be woopsie's.

denise_h_2

From what I heard on the news it is the "best by" dates that are to be scrapped. These dates are a recommended guideline only. Food past this date is still perfectly edible but the quality may have deteriorated slightly. This covers dried goods like biscuits and tinned goods like beans.

Items with a "use by" date should be used up by the date as they could make you ill. This is used for items like chicken, seafood, soft cheese etc.

The main thing is to use common sense with best before dates, and to follow use by dates.

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