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Originally Posted by This'nThat
Not only that -- but it would be much, much better to simply buy two cans of soup the next time you shop, rather than one. And give the second to the soup kitchen. Don't give them old, stale, and potentially harmful food. And don't force the soup kitchen volunteers to have to make expiration-date decisions on every single item donated to the kitchen.
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Dates on canned goods are often very conservative. Some of them are labeled
best if used by ____ date or encourage you to use before a certain date
for best flavor. Some are labeled with a
sell by ____date. The canned food or soup is not instantly bad on that date.
When you do shop, check out the dates on all the food items you purchase. I find many items out of date in the store. Canned items and perishables like dairy and meat products. Out of date items are not always pulled off of store shelves. In some places they are pulled to the front of the display to be sold first.
Whether it is in fatlazyless' cabinet or soup that This'nThat buys that day, it may be out of date. Again I say, Check the date before you buy the soup or ANY food. If the date is coded than ask for the code key.
Always check the dates on everything. If the store is good at stock rotation the newest stuff is at the back of the shelf
