Current Events > Do you check for a "best by" date before buying a food item?

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Hmm.
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I used to always pick items that lost the longest. But if I know I'll use the item before it expires I will take ones closer to the date to contribute into lessening food waste.
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There are a couple grocery stores in my area that leave products on the shelf long after they are expired, so I always check.
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Sometimes, mostly on dairy products, milk and yogourt.
I also check when the meat and fish I eat was packaged.
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Milk I do, grab the one with the oldest expiration date.
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Only for really perishable things like milk or meat.
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jpenny2 posted...

There are a couple grocery stores in my area that leave products on the shelf long after they are expired, so I always check.

this.

i usually avoid those places too if i can help it... if not then i check every item that i buy since it's clear they're scummy enough to not waste items way past their sell by/best by date.
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I started to do this after I worked a job where I was responsible for the packaged food/drink
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Bonus question would you guys buy a food item that didn't have a best buy date printed anywhere?
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smoke_break posted...

Bonus question would you guys buy a food item that didn't have a best buy date printed anywhere?

Only if it's non-perishable and deeply discounted.
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We either have 1 confirmed troll or 1 idiot.
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For items with a short shelf life, yes. If its something like a can of soup thatll last for a year or two, no.
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I fucked up recently by buying 14 packs of lunch meat that were expired and I had no idea till I went to the eat it and it tasted sour.
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