Asda not removed out of date gherkins from sale

sheramber

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I understand that Asda are not breaking any laws, but many customers refuse to buy out of date food regardless of what it is.

That doesn't mean Asda should not offer them for those that will buy them.

Why were you so concerned ?

peachyprice

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I understand that Asda are not breaking any laws, but many customers refuse to buy out of date food regardless of what it is.

Which is ridiculous for tinned and jarred food. What do you think happened before they started putting dates on tins and jars?

The whole made-up idea of dates on these types of foods creates unnecessary food waste. Hopefully people with a little common sense will buy them rather than react hysterically and expect Asda to bin them for no reason.

shaun_from_Africa

ScarletMarble wrote: »

But who is going to buy gherkins 6 months past their BB date?

Lots of people who want to buy good value gherkins.

I work overseas and an awful lot of food I buy is well past its best buy date.
The record for something I have bought is a jar of Marmite (purchased in March this year) which had a BBE date of May 2015 so it was almost 4 years past this date.
I've had Marmite on toast many times since and I'm still alive to tell the tale.

LilElvis

ElefantEd wrote: »

And who can tell whether a gherkin has gone off anyway?

They go a bit soft and lose their crunch. I used the last two from an out of date, opened jar earlier this month and they were definitely softer, but as they were being finely chopped for a German beetroot salad (yum!) all was good.

Les79

I'm not a fan of eating things past their "best before" date but I've done it on occasion.

Bread mainly, the remains of the loaf in my cupboard says 27th June at the moment but I had toast this morning because it passed the visual test of having no mould on it.

A few months is a bit more of a deal, but then again I regularly hear of people who have no problem consuming said items and I can only conclude that there's probably nothing wrong with them!

adonis

ScarletMarble wrote: »

But who is going to buy gherkins 6 months past their BB date?

That would be a wally,
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wally


You are what you eat.:D

lincroft1710

Les79 wrote: »

I'm not a fan of eating things past their "best before" date but I've done it on occasion.

Bread mainly, the remains of the loaf in my cupboard says 27th June at the moment but I had toast this morning because it passed the visual test of having no mould on it.

27 June? 27 June? Our bread is always kept in the fridge and this morning finished the last few slices of a loaf BB 20 June, and it had no mould. Next loaf to use has BB 27 June.

sarah1972

ScarletMarble wrote: »

There was an approved food shop near my work and no-one went in it and it closed about 9 months later, There were crisps 10 months after the BB date, Eaten crisps 6 weeks after at home and they was very little crunch in them.

Maybe that’s your specific area, I thought they were only ever online, But online they are thriving so must be doing something right. It’s about time best before dates were scrapped, especially for things like gherkins that have vinegar in them so will never go off if unopened.

DCFC79

Gherkins in vinegar should be fine lol.


Just don't go and point it out to the staff when your in there next.

photome

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I understand that Asda are not breaking any laws, but many customers refuse to buy out of date food regardless of what it is.

IF you understand Asda are not breaking any laws and know that some people will buy them, why did you bring it to their attention ..not once but three times