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Home » Sponsored Post » Understanding Food Labels #GiveUpBinningFood

Understanding Food Labels #GiveUpBinningFood

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Published on March 29, 2017 by Elizabeth Atia 97 Comments
Last Updated on April 5, 2017

In collaboration with Love Food Hate Waste.

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Did you know that in 2015 in the UK alone we threw away 7.3 million tonnes of perfectly edible food? That’s £13 billion gone straight into our landfill! In addition to the environmental and social impacts of this waste, we are literally throwing money away!

According to Love Food Hate Waste, the leading UK food waste prevention group, if we use up what we buy we could save up to £60 a month. Throwing good food away costs the average person in the UK around £200 a year, and the average family £700. So there’s a huge opportunity for all of us to cut what we spend at the checkout simply by saving more of the food we buy from the bin… and it’s a lot easier than you might think! 

Table of Contents

  • GIVE UP BINNING FOOD
  • FOOD LABELS – WHAT DO THESE MEAN?
  • TIPS FOR UNDERSTANDING FOOD LABELS FROM LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE
    • JOIN US WITH THE NO WASTE FOOD CHALLENGE!
    • HOW TO ENTER
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS

GIVE UP BINNING FOOD

This Lent the Love Food Hate Waste campaign have challenged us all to #giveupbinningfood instead. Instead of giving up chocolate or wine, like many of us do, they’ve asked us to think about preventing food waste in the home.

The six-week long food waste prevention campaign running is broken down into weekly themes to help make reducing food waste at home a more attainable goal. These themes are:

1st March (week 1) Meal planning: Tip for Weekly Meal Planning
8th March (week 2) Storage: Food Storage Tips 
15th March (week 3) Fridge focus: How to Make the Most Out of My Fridge
22nd March (week 4) Portioning – 6 Tips for Perfect Portioning
29th March (week 5) Food labels – what does this mean?
5th – 13th April (week 6) Leftovers – what can I do with my ingredients?

FOOD LABELS – WHAT DO THESE MEAN?

Food labelling should and can be simple but is often made to be quite confusing. Across the wide range of food products available there are so many different codes, labels and standards that it can be difficult to know what we’re looking for and what it all means for us at home. But getting to grips with three key date labels is very important and can significantly help reduce food waste in the home.

‘Best before’ dates are less to do with safety and more to do with the quality of your food. Eat it up ahead of the ‘best before’ and you’ll be having it at its best. Eat it after and it’ll still be fine, but the flavour and texture might be waning. Again, make sure you store best before’ foods correctly otherwise the dates don’t apply.

‘Use by’ dates are meant to be instruction and are very much about food safety. Make sure to correctly store these items as directed, and use them by the date shown.

‘Display until’ or ‘sell by’ dates can be ignored. These are for shop staff to know when to take the product off the shelves.

Watch the video below of blogger Liberty London Girl for more tips on understanding food labels.

TIPS FOR UNDERSTANDING FOOD LABELS FROM LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE

  • Use by is about food safety and should be taken as an instruction. It’s meant for foods with shorter lifespans, like dairy, fish or meat.
  • Best Before is about food quality and should be taken as a suggestion. These foods are safe to eat for up to several days after this date, but may no longer be at their best.
  • Display until or Sell by dates can be completely ignored. This is purely for shop staff to know when to take it off the shelves.
  • For all foods, it is advisable to read the instructions on–pack and follow the advice.
  • You can safely freeze most foods right up to the use by date. Although it would be good to freeze it as soon as you know you aren’t going to use it.
  • Eggs can be eaten after their Best before date. Test freshness by gently place an egg in a large glass of cold water. If it sinks it’s suitable for eating. If it floats, it’s gone off and must not be eaten.
  • Foods that are very salty or very sweet are usually fine to eat after their Best Before date.
  • Most packets have instructions on them to tell you how long the food is good to eat after the pack is opened.
  • If you can’t get through the food in that time, wrap it up, label it and freeze it for another time.
  • Regularly check your fridge and store cupboard for the ‘Use By’ dates on your food and plan when to cook them accordingly.
  • Remember that dried foods such as biscuits, nuts, dried fruits, crackers, crisps and cakes are usually safe to eat even after their best before date, at worst they will taste stale, but they can still be used up in recipes.

#GiveUpBinningFood

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JOIN US WITH THE NO WASTE FOOD CHALLENGE!

I challenge you, dear reader, to share your own suggestions on to help prevent food waste! You don’t have to have a blog to enter, simply let me know your recipe or tip (this week it’s all about food labels – do you have a story to share?) in the comments below and fill out the Rafflecopter form. Bloggers – link up with the linky tool below, as usual, to be included in the roundup – click here for the full No Waste Food Challenge rules. If you want to enter the giveaway, leave a comment and enter via the Rafflecopter form.

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The prize is offered and provided by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary. The prize is to win a £25 Amazon Gift Voucher. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.

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Comments

  1. Natalie Crossan says

    April 3, 2017 at 11:10 pm

    I try not to do it where possible because if I get a tummy niggle or my daughter does, I’m always wondering if it was the food. Although I will occassionally give a sniff test!

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  2. Angela Webster says

    April 3, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    I try to avoid food waste as much as possible by buying only what we need and can use in time. I have no problem eating food past it’s used date as long as it smells okay. I try to freeze as many leftovers as I can and use excess veg and fruit in soups or smoothies.

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  3. Jade Hewlett says

    April 1, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    Most things I don’t eat past its sell by date but it depends on the food

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  4. Heather Haigh says

    April 1, 2017 at 4:25 am

    With dried foods like rice and pulses I often eat them well past their best before date and don’t notice much difference.

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  5. Solange says

    April 1, 2017 at 3:13 am

    Depending on the food i think it’s fine to eat it a couple of days after the best before date.

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  6. Sarah Rees says

    March 31, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    Never had a problem, I just have a sniff first to see if it smells okay

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  7. Sam R says

    March 31, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    Ive ate crisps after the best before date and they were fine! i think if it smells / looks ok then its fine! x

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  8. Andrea Smith says

    March 31, 2017 at 5:41 pm

    I do it all the time. If it smells ok, looks ok then it is fine to eat. I’m still here to tell the tale. 😉

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  9. Emily Clark says

    March 31, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    I think it’s absolutely fine to eat food past it’s sell by date. Rely on your senses – if it doesn’t smell right, don’t eat it!

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  10. Cheryl O'Sullivan says

    March 31, 2017 at 9:36 am

    Always getting stuff past it’s best before date, and sometimes very cheap. We do an online order from a shop that specialises in this stuff and almost everything still tastes the same.

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  11. LINDSEY CLARK says

    March 31, 2017 at 1:15 am

    I do it regularly. But if its meat or milk, I smell it first. I never do it with fish.

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  12. lyn burgess says

    March 30, 2017 at 11:01 pm

    I don’t tend to mind food just past it’s ‘best before date but I would never eat food beyond the use by date as it’s not worth the risk.

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  13. Margaret gallagher says

    March 30, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    Think it’s about using common sense dried products and tins are fine more wary of chicken and eggs
    If it smells ok it usually is -can really cut shopping bills by buying at sell by date

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  14. Jennifer Roberts says

    March 30, 2017 at 10:17 pm

    Rarely had a problem – those dates are usually wasteful and incorrect. Humans have survived a long time using our senses no need to stop now. Use your brain and you’ll realise most food past it’s best before date is fine 🙂

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  15. Victoria N says

    March 30, 2017 at 9:25 pm

    As long as it looks and smells ok I’ve tended to be fine eating best before dated products

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  16. Janice says

    March 30, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    depending on the food i think it’s fine to eat it a couple of days after

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  17. Kara W says

    March 30, 2017 at 8:41 pm

    I tend not to eat foods past their eat by date. Maybe some foods are fine but I don’t like being sick so Id rather not take the chance x

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  18. Kate Knight says

    March 30, 2017 at 8:04 pm

    I rarely do that, I’m a bit too nervous! Don’t want to get sick

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  19. Tee Simpson says

    March 30, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    I have found eating food past its sell by date is fine. Especially tinned food and dried food.

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  20. jennifer thorpe says

    March 30, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    It’s not something we do very often at all.

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  21. leanne weir says

    March 30, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    If it looks okay, smells okay then eat it

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  22. clair downham says

    March 30, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    as long as it looks and mells ok dont think you will have any probs

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  23. Lorraine Kirk says

    March 30, 2017 at 12:41 pm

    Food past ‘best before date is generally fine. I would never eat food beyond the use by date as it’s not worth the risk.

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  24. Jo Carroll says

    March 30, 2017 at 11:26 am

    I probably bug people keep insisting that they at least try to eat their ‘best before’ food even after it’s gone past the date. I think the labels should be made completely different from the ‘use before’ ones as the message just doesn’t sink in that the food is fine to consume…it’s just a suggestion on the quality of taste.

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  25. maureen findley says

    March 30, 2017 at 9:54 am

    i never eat it past the date because i have a young family andtheir health is too important to me

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  26. OlegT says

    March 30, 2017 at 9:38 am

    People are used to trust shops and do not check the expiration dates. Sometimes it’s quite difficult to add 45 days or 120 days to the production date and find out if the expiration date is, so I use the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.shelflife.shelflife

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    • Adam says

      March 30, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Thanks. Useful app then.

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    • Stan says

      March 30, 2017 at 1:42 pm

      Nice app!

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  27. Stuart Allen says

    March 30, 2017 at 3:03 am

    i’ve never had a problem! it’s usually not as crunchy or whatever but still perfectly edible! i never through food away unless its properly ‘off’!

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  28. Emma Gibson says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    I do it all the time and its never hurt me.

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  29. Ali Thorpe says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:11 pm

    I think common sense is required. How does the food look, smell, feel? I ignore best before dates for vegetables and I don’t eat meat so it’s not an issue.

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  30. Sarah Morris says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    I tend to do the sniff test on meats and so on and go by my judgement, although I am a bit wary of eating anything past the dates on the packaging. I try to freeze things that are able to be frozen, several days before I notice them creeping up to their expiry date, which helps save on waste, I also try not to buy too much in bulk hence saving on waste in that sense too.

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  31. Sharon worsley says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:17 pm

    I have no issues as long a second it looks and smells good

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  32. Caroline H says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    I ignore both Use By and Sell By Dates! I rely on what I see, smell and in the odd case a tiny taste. I will say that if I wasn’t vegetarian I may have a different view though. My husband, on the other hand is a slave to the dates and will chuck anything even a few days before the date if he gets to the cupboards and fridge first!

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  33. Holly Gibson says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:51 pm

    I usually find it’s OK, as long as it doesn’t smell off or I can’t see mould

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  34. Elisabeth Ries says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:37 pm

    Quite happy with dry goods, so long as they look and smell ok. Fish and things I’d rather be cautious.

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  35. Anthony Harrington says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:08 pm

    rarely have anything that is passed its date, depends what it is, but biscuits, cakes etc I would just try and if they tasted ok and were not stale I would eat them

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  36. Lee Ritson says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    I’ve never had an issue eating food past its “best before date” 🙂

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  37. Lauren Lawrence says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:02 pm

    Depends on the food, I don’t tend to risk it with meat but other htings can be fine

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  38. Lauren Lawrence says

    March 29, 2017 at 8:02 pm

    Depends on the food, I don’t tend to risk it with meat

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  39. Carole E says

    March 29, 2017 at 7:57 pm

    If it smells and looks ok then I would eat foods after sell by date

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  40. Marc Chivers says

    March 29, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    Usually doesn’t taste any different

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  41. laura banks says

    March 29, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    i do it quite often and never had any problems

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  42. Emma Nixon says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:54 pm

    Occasionally something goes past the best before date. Most things i find are ok , use the looks good, smells good, tastes ok theory. Seems to work ok.

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  43. Ann Robinson says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:45 pm

    I use the common sense approah, if something is a day or two past it’s date but looks and smells ok then I will eat it

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  44. Phillipa ODonovan says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:42 pm

    I’ve never had food poisoning and I eat so much stuff past the best date.
    I am vegetarian so I obviously don’t eat any gone off meat.
    Eggs/yoghurt/canned food/milk/veggies/baked goods are ALL fine

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  45. Andrew Hindley says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:34 pm

    I never allow food to pass it’s expiry date, I always eat food before it expires

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  46. Andrew Petrie says

    March 29, 2017 at 6:13 pm

    Nothing ever noticeable bad has ever happened !

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  47. simon tutthill says

    March 29, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    usually if its just a day or two after the sell by date its pretty safe for me,but once past that its a no no

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  48. Helen W says

    March 29, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    I use the best before date as a guide, but also look/smell/taste something to see if it’s ok. I’ve had things go off before the best before date, and also have had some things be perfectly fine after.

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  49. Kayleigh Tanner says

    March 29, 2017 at 3:40 pm

    I almost always eat things past their sell-by dates (unless it’s meat). I just give them a smell and a squeeze and if it looks fine I’ll usually try my luck – I hate wasting food!

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  50. Sophie Foulds says

    March 29, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    I’ve never tried anything past it’s best before date 😮 xx

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  51. ADEINNE TONNER says

    March 29, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    I honestly think it tastes the same even if you pass a few days when it has expired

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  52. Marc H says

    March 29, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    After having awful food poisoning once, i’m very cautious about eating out of date meat. Other things i’m OK with though. As long as it smells fine and has no mould, i’ll probably eat it.

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  53. Liam Bishop says

    March 29, 2017 at 2:17 pm

    Can’t say I’ve ever noticed a difference!

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  54. Alica says

    March 29, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    If it looks and smells ok then we do it all the time! We have little money, so never waste if we don’t need to.

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  55. debbie melville says

    March 29, 2017 at 2:07 pm

    Unless it’s fish / dairy, if it smells & looks ok i eat it

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  56. Louise A says

    March 29, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    My experiences are very good and I regularly use food past their best before dates. I even eat things past their use by date if its a couple of days or so. I tend to go by smell, taste and the look of it. My cats are very picky and on the rare occasion I have something I am unsure about that I know they love .g. cooked chicken I test on them first and they have never let me down. We’ve never had food poisoning/upset stomachs from anything I have used or cooked, really the only times we get that is when we eat out!

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  57. Sarah Pybus says

    March 29, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    I use my senses, if food is off you can see and smell it. Use by dates are a guide and nothing more

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  58. sarah birkett says

    March 29, 2017 at 1:38 pm

    Just go for it. Big advocate of freezing stuff as well. I buy loads of “yellow sticker” stuff and very very rarely do I throw anything out

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  59. Fiona says

    March 29, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    I always do it (if the food is still fresh of course) and it’s been fine. In fact the only time I’ve ever had food poisoning as been from things well within their dates!

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  60. Sarah Ann says

    March 29, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    I don’t do it if it’s meat, fish or milk, but I have had items such as bread, vegetables and fruit a day or two after their sell by or best before date and to me, they have tasted just fine!

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  61. Keshia Esgate says

    March 29, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    crisps lose their strong flavour but mostly fine!

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    • Elizabeth says

      March 29, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      don’t they! They’re like the only thing that decides, right on it’s best before date, that’s all of a sudden going to be stale and awful, lol! 🙂

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  62. Michael says

    March 29, 2017 at 12:34 pm

    usually tastes all right

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  63. Jen Schofield says

    March 29, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    I often do it and it’s never bothered me before.

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  64. Jennifer Gardner says

    March 29, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    If it’s chicken or fish – no! If it’s pork it’s fine the next day and if it’s something like beef steak it’s fine the next week or more.

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  65. Cherry Edwards says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:56 am

    If it’s a best before date you cannot do yourself any harm at all eating the food. Sell by and Use by dates are a different thing altogether and should be strictly adhered to.

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  66. amy bondoc says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:55 am

    i never risk it if its past its sell by date i bin it, even veggies

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  67. Tess D says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:50 am

    best before to me is just a guide so quite frequently eat food past this date with no bad experiences –

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  68. Kat Lucas says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:41 am

    I often do it other than I don’t like to take chances with fish

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  69. Michael Clarke says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:30 am

    Eggs are often fine a few days past the use by date as is cheese. chicken and fish is a big No.

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  70. Becky John says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:21 am

    I’ve never eaten food after the sell by date

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  71. the master says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:16 am

    my only experience was bisscuits which were slightly soft

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  72. Simon LC says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:13 am

    If it’s not meat or fish and looks/smells ok then it’s usually fine

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  73. kim plant says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:10 am

    as ong as its not meat or seafood you should be ok x

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  74. Louise Smith says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:10 am

    I’ve never eaten food after the sell by date

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  75. Charlotte Herbert says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:09 am

    I give it a good look and a good sniff and if it smells fine then it is! I hate wasting food it makes me sad!

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  76. Kate Milton says

    March 29, 2017 at 11:02 am

    If it looks ok and smells ok I generally eat it. We’ve never had any problems. People throw away far too much needlessly.

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  77. stuart hargreaves says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:55 am

    NO PROBLEMS LOOK SMELL TASTE GETS MY BY

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  78. Tracey Peach says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:51 am

    I’ve never eaten food beyond it’s best before date I’ve never been brave enough! 🙂 x

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  79. Joanne Blunt says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:44 am

    I’m ok with best before dates as long as it’s not too far past. My husband will eat anything though.

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  80. Rob Hutchinson says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:43 am

    As long as it looks and smells alright to me, I’m okay with eating food that is past the best before date. I haven’t had any adverse reactions so far.

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  81. Claire Willmer says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:37 am

    I try not to waste food so if it is just best before it is as you say just usually tastes better before that date.

    Reply
  82. Amy Wright says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:32 am

    I always eat bread and veg past its best before date – as long as there’s no mould on the bread it’s fine, especially for toast!

    Reply
  83. Victoria Mills says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:29 am

    Interesting blog

    Reply
  84. Pamela Gossage says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:24 am

    I have often done this and have suffered no ill effects

    Reply
  85. Gabby Evans says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:23 am

    i always smell food first-thats how i tell if its ok dont go much on dates

    Reply
  86. S Edwards says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:13 am

    i not have any problems with it

    Reply
  87. MM says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:11 am

    generally if food is beyond its ‘best by date’ i do test it before i use it. But if it tastes ok to me, then i will use it, rather than binning it.

    Reply
  88. Eleanor Beavan says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:06 am

    I am probably the opposite to most people much to my partner’s annoyance. I tend to eat food long after the use by date but to me if it tastes fine then it probably is. Any left overs always get stored away, potato and cabbage is always left over so it makes for a tasty bubble and squeak the next day. I absolutely hate waste and if something can be used for another meal then do it.

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  89. Ritchie says

    March 29, 2017 at 10:00 am

    I often eat vegetables and fruit past their sell by dates.

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  90. Zoe C says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:59 am

    Generally ok, I do use food past the best before dates, sometimes if can lose it’s flavour, but on a whole it’s fine, to be honest it surprises me how long the food is still ok way past their dates

    Reply
  91. Tom D says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:58 am

    I have no issue with eating most foods past their sell by date – better to use eyes and nose to judge whether they’re still good.

    Reply
  92. Emily Knight says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:57 am

    It really depends on the food! If it looks and smells ok, I’ll eat it – I hate wasting anything!

    Reply
  93. kim jackson says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:53 am

    I always fear getting food poisoning so i don’t eat foods past there date even though i know most of the time they would be fine to eat and most of the time by husband will still eat them.

    Reply
  94. Tracy Nixon says

    March 29, 2017 at 9:48 am

    I often do if it is just past the sell buy date – I smell it and if it smells and looks ok then I use it. No one has ever suffered from food poisoning in our house. I try not to waste food.

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