Are you among the 80% of people who throw out food before they should because of confusion about so-called expiration dates?
“Use-by,” “sell-by,” “best-by,” “expiration dates” -- they can make it difficult to determine when you need to eat what in your refrigerator.Different manufacturers use different time frames, depending on when they think their product will be best.Most often the dates you see printed on products are “best-by” dates.
“Nothing beats the sniff test. I know a lot of people will say, ‘Well, what else could I do?’ But that’s pretty much it,” Vredenburg said. “I mean, we’ve evolved to use our nose and our mouth to get us by a lot of food challenges. So I’d still trust that more than anything.”Milk can typically last four to seven days after the date listed on the side.And if it’s canned or processed, Vredenburg said you really don’t need to worry about its date.
“Those are the types of foods that can start to garner bacteria where it could make you a little ill,” Vredenburg said. “But, again, you’ll know as soon as you open it from the smell that it’s actually turned.”
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