Do food banks accept expired food?

CKhalvashi

evangeline wrote: »

I have just come in from my volunteering session at the Foodbank. We are unable to issue anything out of date , even by a day. In many cases the item will be perfectly fine , but those are the rules.

Unfortunately, it is.

We do take in a lot of stock from two large supermarkets, where the 'sell by' is passed, but 'use by' is still in date, but as soon as the 'use by' is gone, it normally ends up disappearing into the boot of my car in exchange for a few £££ for the charity, and being fed to my children.

CK

Miss.Take

Tinned peaches/ apricots add them to apple and make a crumble.
Tinned veg- add to fresh veg in the slow cooker or any other casserole/ curry type dish.

C_Mababejive

Oh probably not. It wont be good enough for their "clients" and also there is the whole issue of 'elf and safety. Meanwhile,back in the real world, I and probably many others like me, cannot afford such larder husbandry and the bottom line is, if it hasnt gone off then it gets eaten..simples.

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If someone got seriously ill they could end up suing the food bank. Which would be the end of the charity.

Every organisation has to protect itself.

Nada666

marlasinger wrote: »

I know it's still edible, it's just nothing that anyone in our household will ever eat. Tinned peaches, apricots, broad beans, sliced carrots...just revolting, and I must have been going through a phase when I bought them!

It must be nice to be rich enough that you can throw food out. Must be nice to be indulged that you do not just eat whatever is put on your plate.

What is disgusting about peaches and apricots? What is revolting about broad beans and carrots - you never eat carrots in your house? Never? Crazy.

MysteryMe

I must admit I found the food that was being labelled as "revolting" quite strange! You could use the apricots or peaches as a glaze on meat. You just need to have a bit of imagination.

MysteryMe

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Oh probably not. It wont be good enough for their "clients" and also there is the whole issue of 'elf and safety. Meanwhile,back in the real world, I and probably many others like me, cannot afford such larder husbandry and the bottom line is, if it hasnt gone off then it gets eaten..simples.

I know. If I was genuinley starving I'd be grateful to be given anything even if it was a little past it's use by date.

Own_My_Own

MysteryMe wrote: »

I know. If I was genuinley starving I'd be grateful to be given anything even if it was a little past it's use by date.

It's not a little out of date. It's 2 years out of date.

MysteryMe

Or around 18 months depending on when in 2011. Like I said if I was starving I would eat it. I've often eaten tinned food found in the back of cupboards older than that and it's been fine as long as the tin is in good condition It's food I have paid for and if that food is good enough for me it should be good enough for a hand out. Tinned food can last for many years.

honeythewitch

Nada666 wrote: »

It must be nice to be rich enough that you can throw food out. Must be nice to be indulged that you do not just eat whatever is put on your plate.

What is disgusting about peaches and apricots? What is revolting about broad beans and carrots - you never eat carrots in your house? Never? Crazy.

Of course it is nice to be able to eat whatever you like, and why shouldn't you, if you can afford it?
It seems to me that the OP tried to do a kind thing and what she eats or doesn't is nobody's business.