The myth of expired food

[Horace]

The only expiration date I care about on food labels, is for milk, and then only to give me a prediction of when my sniff test will tell me it's bad. Otherwise, the expiration date is irrelevant, except maybe as a date when I should start doing the sniff test.

Vox gets something right:

https://www.vox.com/22559293/food-waste-expiration-label-best-before

[Mik]

Those dates are for the very first date it might possibly go bad under the worst circumstances. I use them on bagged salads and the like. If a can is within a year or two its fine for most things.

[George K]

I had happened to stock up on yellow mustard. I forgot that I had it, and when I opened it (it had been sealed) a year past it's "sell by" date, it was quite funky and a disturbing brown color.

[Doctor Phibes]

You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'

Well, do you, punk?

[Jon]

The worst are prescription drug expiration dates. Almost universally it’s one year after it’s dispensed.

What a stunning coincidence that compounds developed on earth uniformly expire after one rotation of the globe.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jon said in The myth of expired food:

The worst are prescription drug expiration dates. Almost universally it’s one year after it’s dispensed.

What a stunning coincidence that compounds developed on earth uniformly expire after one rotation of the globe.

More amazing still is the expiration date on salt. It can be thousands of years old, but still expires a couple of years after it's packed into a little box.

[Jon]

Hey box contamination is real.

Just ask Aqua’s sister.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jon said in The myth of expired food:

Hey box contamination is real.

Just ask Aqua’s sister.

Two things come out of the sea - salt and fish. I think you may be getting them confused.

[Jolly]

@Jon said in The myth of expired food:

The worst are prescription drug expiration dates. Almost universally it’s one year after it’s dispensed.

What a stunning coincidence that compounds developed on earth uniformly expire after one rotation of the globe.

As long as eye drops are clear, constantly refrigerated, and remain clear, they're good for several years.