pickle bought 1yr out of date!!

mattyprice4004

JethroUK wrote: »

My wife has been working in the grocery industry for aboutn20 years and im fairly sure she says its a instant £20,000 fine for selling food out of date

If you read above, you'll see that's wrong.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Gets crumpet out of toaster, gets butter. Butters crumpet itch marmite. Sits back, enjoys with tea.

Butter dated 11 April. Still here!

Zandoni

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Gets crumpet out of toaster, gets butter. Butters crumpet itch marmite. Sits back, enjoys with tea.

Butter dated 11 April. Still here!

Would you buy it with that date on?

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Zandoni wrote: »

Would you buy it with that date on?

No.

But OP bought a preserved item. Though I think they are in a right pickle!

yangptangkipperbang

The "Official" word:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69316/pb132629-food-date-labelling-110915.pdf

Pollycat

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

The "Official" word:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69316/pb132629-food-date-labelling-110915.pdf

Relevant info from that document (assuming it's still current):

14. ‘Best before’ dates relate to food quality, including taste, texture, aroma and appearance, whilst ‘use by’ dates relate to food safety. The ‘best before’ date is a quality indication used by the manufacturer to indicate that the food will be, assuming correct storage has been maintained, at its best before a certain date. A food which is past its ‘best before’ date should be safe to eat, but may not be at its best quality after this date.

Spank

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Gets crumpet out of toaster, gets butter. Butters crumpet itch marmite. Sits back, enjoys with tea.

Butter dated 11 April. Still here!

Eugh, Marmite, on a crumpet. Out of date butters the least of your problems _pale_

mutley74

They key here is that the store needs to demonstrate that A food which is past its ‘best before’ date should be safe to eat, but may not be at its best quality after this date.


I did not buy it, it was my mum. She said it was just marked down as clearance OOD food section. She has not opened it, but to be honest if I was her I would have just paid the £2 for the full price in date stock rather than just save a £1 for clearance jar.

Pollycat

mutley74 wrote: »

They key here is that the store needs to demonstrate that A food which is past its ‘best before’ date should be safe to eat, but may not be at its best quality after this date.

Eh?

Why?

Pollycat

mutley74 wrote: »

I did not buy it, it was my mum. She said it was just marked down as clearance OOD food section. She has not opened it, but to be honest if I was her I would have just paid the £2 for the full price in date stock rather than just save a £1 for clearance jar.

So your Mum knew it was out of date before she bought it.