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Seakay

Brie freezes well and don't worry about the sell by date. Supermarkets usually sell soft cheeses too young to avoid the messy ooze factor. Brie, Camembert etc are best once the solid inner core has almost vanished and the close to liquid texture denotes ripeness, not offness!

BitterAndTwisted

Of course you can use it. It won't be inedible on the stroke of midnight anytime soon, in fact you can still use it when it's almost completely liquid although it'll taste a bit strongly of ammonia. Those use-by dates on cheeses are so misleading.

Sorry, I can't advise about freezing although my instinct says "no"

Pink.

Hi kevie,

I would think if it's been stored correctly it will be absolutely fine to use, but use your judgement...If it looks ok then sniff it and if it smells like it should do, then taste a tiny bit. I often buy brie when it's reduced on it's sell by date and keep it for ages after that and it's always been fine.

Once you've had some more opinions I'll add your thread to the Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates thread as your query may help others.

Pink

Barneysmom

Sorry but anyone who tells you to eat out of date brie is gambling with your health.
you can't tell if someone's susceptible to illness on a website.
Brie is one of the cheeses that should be eaten by the use by date, as it can cause serious illness.
Never mind the sniff test, bin it, it's too far out of date.

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/foodpoisoning/abugslife/

Pink.

Barneysmom wrote: »

Sorry but anyone who tells you to eat out of date brie is gambling with your health.
you can't tell if someone's susceptible to illness on a website.
Brie is one of the cheeses that should be eaten by the use by date, as it can cause serious illness.
Never mind the sniff test, bin it, it's too far out of date.

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthissues/foodpoisoning/abugslife/

Hi Barneysmom,

Nobody on this site tells anyone to eat anything and anyone who posts their thoughts certainly isn't 'gambling' with the OP's health.

When someone posts asking for advice on whether or not to eat a certain food, all we can do is offer opinions and tell of our own experience with that food. It's an internet forum and because we can't see, smell or taste the food the final decision obviously rests with the OP.

Personally I don't like threads that ask whether or not something is safe to eat for exactly the above reason. No one on an internet forum can really give sound advice without seeing the food in question. But what do you suggest we do? Ignore the thread? Close the thread in case someone gives bad advice? Or just answer as best we can under the circumstances and hope that the OP will use their common sense?

Pink

emiff6

If I had bought brie in a sealed pack from the store, i.e. wrapped direct from the place it was made, I would have no qualms about using it 2 or 3 days past its 'use by' date, but from a deli counter I wouldn't be sure just how long it had been opened and what other bacteria might have wafted onto it from other stuff. Use by dates are there for a reason, and very different from 'best before' dates. I certainly would be cautious about feeding it to young children or anyone elderly or pregnant. Listeria is tasteless and odourless.

Kevie192

Oh dear, I didn't mean to cause an argument

Perhaps I should just throw it, that website has rather scared me!

K x

Penelope_Penguin

Barneysmom wrote: »

Sorry but anyone who tells you to eat out of date brie is gambling with your health.

To be fair, Pink did say this:

Pink-winged wrote: »

but use your judgement...

I's an internet forum; people have to use their own judgement whether it be food saftey, financial products, or relationship advice

IME, brie simply isn;t ready by the so-called "use-by" date, so I don;t start eating it until that time is passed

alisong_2

Yes, I have to say that I've eaten brie, yogurts etc well past their sell by dates and been absolutely fine. I do think you can tell by the look and taste tests.

stiltwalker

Hi,

I usually buy brie from the whoopsie bit and keep it few more days til it starts trying to escape! lol. But that is just me, I like my brie good and ripe but I'm missing it at the mo as it' on my no no list while I'm expecting. So if you're in one of the vulnerable groups best err on the side of caution.