Do you follow Use by and Sell by Dates, and other food safety issues

redruby

I would think they would be fine, make sure you cook them really well, enjoy xx

lil_me

As long as they were frozen correctly are defrosted correctly then cooked correctly they should be fine, I've frozen stuff myself and used it over a year later. When you defrost you will no doubt tell if it's 'gone off'.

Steve-o

mary43 wrote: »

I get a bit suspect about this 'sell by date' issue........years ago we didn't have it and I wonder if its a bit of a ploy to make us throw stuff out and buy more. Normally if stuff looks ok and smells ok we use it.

If by "ploy" you mean a system to reduce cases of food poisoning, and to protect manufacturers from being sued after people eat 7 year old food, you'd be correct. :rotfl:

'Best before' dates are to stop food being returned for tasting poor, when it's past it's prime but still safe to eat.

Years ago I don't suppose that a "Use Before" date was hugely important, because things tended to be bought to use rather than bought to shove in the fridge. My Mum stills plans what to buy based on up-coming meals, rather than impulse buying (what I do). My Nan would turn in her grave at the food that I let go to waste!

I think nowadays it's a toss up between shorter shelf-life products, or products with preservatives in.

Steve-o

bravobeastie wrote: »

don't forget where they are in the supermarket when you buy them.

Very good point!

simgranny

I have just discovered an unopened bottle of listerine mouthwash 3 years past its use by date. I wouldn't want to risk using it as a mouthwash but is there any alternative use for it?
I'm sure you resourceful people out there will be able to come up with something.

recovering_spendaholic

Is it the regular or flavoured type? If it is just the regular plain one then you can use it for disenfectant - pouring down plughole, cleaning in general. I love Listerine and use it for all kinds of things in place of Dettol.

Gangstabird

I know we are on here to save money, but your post perplexed me.

Me - I would put it in a small wine bottle, put a wine label on it and give as a Christmas present to my brother in law.

Paulie'sGirl

If you were going to chuck it anyway, I see no harm in pouring half or a third at a time down the loo in place of bleach (wont whiten limescale though)

HTH,

PGxx

Olliebeak

I can never understand WHY things that are pickled in vinegar (pickled onions, red cabbage, beetroot etc) are marked 'store in refrigerator after opening and use within 6 weeks'!

I thought that the whole idea of pickling was to preserve foods to keep them suitable for eating for a longer period of time!

The top shelf of my fridge is full of opened jars of pickles, mustard, mint sauce, sweet pickle, jams/marmalades (again supposedly a way of preserving things).

JoJoB

Listerine was originally marketed as a cure for dandruff.