Food dates and the year?

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It's a bit weird isn't it?

Is your date code box like this?

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"The use-by dates on meat sold in supermarkets are to be extended.

Bosses at the Food Standards Agency reviewing the shelf life of beef, lamb and pork are set to give the go-ahead for longer expiry dates before Christmas.

Chilled beef, including cuts sold in trays with plastic wrappings, are currently given ten-day use-by labels. But in future, this timeframe is expected to be raised to 21 days in the fridge, with pork and lamb having 15-day and 14-day deadlines respectively."



I wonder what is going to occur just after Christmas?

And what has happened to that 'gold standard pledge' to maintain the UK's food standards?

Could it be that new future trade deals might have influenced things a tad?
 
Just found this pack of salt in the cupboard ,The salt has survived 250 million years in the ground but it is now out of date . What a nuisance.
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oooh, can't take a chance with salt you know. It's a very unstable product. That's why people have only been using it for several thousand years as a preservative for all manner of foodstuffs. It still hasn't been fully tested. :whistle:
 
"The use-by dates on meat sold in supermarkets are to be extended.

Bosses at the Food Standards Agency reviewing the shelf life of beef, lamb and pork are set to give the go-ahead for longer expiry dates before Christmas.

Chilled beef, including cuts sold in trays with plastic wrappings, are currently given ten-day use-by labels. But in future, this timeframe is expected to be raised to 21 days in the fridge, with pork and lamb having 15-day and 14-day deadlines respectively."



I wonder what is going to occur just after Christmas?

And what has happened to that 'gold standard pledge' to maintain the UK's food standards?

Could it be that new future trade deals might have influenced things a tad?
Oooooh, you cynic, you!
 
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Some date boxes have the packed date as well as BBE.
Others have the time of packing. Other numbers give the plant, production line and other info.
 
It's been suggested, that the plastic container contaminates food after a given time.

Yes they say this is why water has a Best By date, because the plastic leaches toxins or something, into the water over a prolonged time.
With regards salt, simply go back to the cardboard boxes we used to always buy it in. Never went off, it was up to the buyer to ensure it remained dry in the cupboard and it's still very cheap.
 
the cardboard boxes we used to always buy it in. Never went off, it was up to the buyer to ensure it remained dry in the cupboard and it's still very cheap.
There was a programme on about Sainsburys, one episode they were deciding on new environmentally friendly bags for self service fruit & veg. Paper was ruled out straight away as it uses so much water to produce/recycle. Recyclable plastic is a bit better, but for stuff ready packaged, glass and metal are probably the best.
 
In the main we expect items kept in the fridge to be used within 6 months, but I could not see the yoghurt lasting 9 months or having a best by date of 3 months duration.
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So question is eat or dump? Why don't they include the year?
 
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