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Archive:Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates

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  • mrbadexample
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    HannahIOW wrote: »
    and now have noticed it was BBE sept 09...

    Sept '09? That's nearly new! :rotfl:
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  • HannahIOW
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    mrbadexample wrote: »
    Sept '09? That's nearly new! :rotfl:
    Lol. Going to raid my cupboard later to see what other treats I have lurking from the past
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  • Molly41
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    My mum has an unopened tin of bacon in brine from the second world war!!!!! It looks perfect still on the outside but I wonder what the innards are like?

    I told he we should donate it to the Robert Opie collection - that is well worth a visit if you are ever in London.
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  • Pink.
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    Hi Hannah,

    I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D Now that you've eaten it 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
  • greenbee
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    purpleivy wrote: »
    I have a job, but been cut down to 6 hours last year. As of April 1st Casual staff are being regraded and our hourly rate will be down by nearly 46%. I need a plan.
    It depends hugely on what you do, but first stop is getting out your CV, dusting it off and really working out how to sell yourself. Look at the employment & job seeking boards on here, and start looking through the local papers and websites like Monster & jobsite and seeing what's out there

    Good luck...

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  • HannahIOW
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    Just thought I would update...the fruit cocktail smelled and tasted fine, but this morning i was doubled over with stomach ache and it's threatening to come back again :( lol
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  • Justcoll
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    HannahIOW wrote: »
    Just thought I would update...the fruit cocktail smelled and tasted fine, but this morning i was doubled over with stomach ache and it's threatening to come back again :( lol

    That surprises me as I've always believed that cans last for years (unless the can is blown). I am wondering if it's a coincidence as there is a really nasty tummy bug doing the rounds - my daughter currently has it.

    I always wash the lid of a can before I open it as it inevitably drops into the contents. I also put the can opener into the dishwasher after use.
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  • HannahIOW
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    Yeah possibly could be a bug, lots of germs about at the moment. I didn't eat anything else yesterday that I think could have caused it.
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  • Woofles
    Woofles Posts: 1,249 Forumite
    Just for the record, I've eaten fruit cocktail three months out of date and as I'm still here obviously with no ill effects.


    Just as an aside I was looking at my tub of Cream of Tartar (still don't why I bought it) and it has a BB date of 2100 :eek:. Don't think I'll be around to test that one out.
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  • babs2008
    babs2008 Posts: 576 Forumite
    Hi,

    I've got some buttermilk - use by 27 Nov - unopened. I intend to make soda bread. How long after the use by will it be ok? I was thinking about making it on sunday.

    Thanks,
    B
    Looking forward to the future.
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