Tesco own brand best before dates

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Gracie84 wrote: »

Do we know why they have actually done it yet? To cover up being useless or to stop food waste?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44207480

whether you want to believe them or not to say that they are useless is just a silly bitter remark.

pingug

Gracie84 wrote: »

Do we know why they have actually done it yet? To cover up being useless or to stop food waste?

one thing Tesco aren’t is useless, they are a very successful multi billion pound business who know exactly how to get people to spend money, it is a science, maybe a few apples to you but multiply it over the UK and we are talking big money, its partly PR and partly food waste although it is not Tesco who waste food it is us, Fruit is obvious when it is going off and keep it refrigerated and it will last weeks, it already has been stored for months with it in low temperatures and co2 to slow the ripening without oxygen, they rely on the shopper after that, loads of food will last way past its sell by date, the idea that they can time it so your food is ok one day and a death sentence the next is laughable, look how long even milk that is perishable lasts past its sell by date, remember years ago it was a few days now it is a few weeks if stored correctly, people think they are buying fresh when everything is full of all sorts of chemicals to keep it looking colourful and the correct consistency, there is big money in food, we all eat it

bairn7

My issue is not judging the freshness at the time of purchase (I can do that). It's the likelihood that it will stay fresh for 4 or 5 days. It seems to be the norm with Tesco that 'fresh' produce will have a use by date of only a day or two. When did this become the norm?

steveo3002

isnt there a way to figure out what the code means

if i have the option to buy some that area ready to throw away next day or have another weeks use i will choose the better ones , cant always feel things in the plastic tubs

gollum007

Code is the day of the year the item was packed, nothing more complex than that.


The official spin is that it's because the products that these are printed on don't necessarily need a best before date, and / or may last considerably longer.

steveo3002

oh really? simple as that ...so highest number = latest picked

thank you

shortcrust

I don’t worry too much about BB dates when buying fresh stuff. I go by how fresh it looks, feels and smells. It’s not uncommon to find things with later dates in worse condition than stuff that supposed to be older. Not surprising when you think of all the varieties, different suppliers, transport conditions etc. This week I’ve bought herbs and tomatoes with earlier dates because they were fresher.

If you’re choosing fresh stuff by the BB date you’re not necessarily getting the freshest stuff.

DCFC79

steveo3002 wrote: »

isnt there a way to figure out what the code means

if i have the option to buy some that area ready to throw away next day or have another weeks use i will choose the better ones , cant always feel things in the plastic tubs

10 months old

nickcc

shortcrust wrote: »

I don’t worry too much about BB dates when buying fresh stuff. I go by how fresh it looks, feels and smells. It’s not uncommon to find things with later dates in worse condition than stuff that supposed to be older. Not surprising when you think of all the varieties, different suppliers, transport conditions etc. This week I’ve bought herbs and tomatoes with earlier dates because they were fresher.

If you’re choosing fresh stuff by the BB date you’re not necessarily getting the freshest stuff.

Not sure how you can smell fruit and veg when it's prepacked. I shop at Tesco and have certainly found their fresh fruit and veg are usually inferior to Sainsbury's. I find that if you go for a lower tray (lifting the top tray up) the fruit and veg usually is fresher.

dacouch

DCFC79 wrote: »

10 months old

But still fresh and it does not have a best before date