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    Can expired food stuff be eaten?

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    • B Offline
      Bedokid
      last edited by

      Just curious to know whether expired food stuff really can be eaten? I remembered one of my friend who is working in a supermarket told me that actually expired food stuff can be eaten provided they are not very long overdue. Anyone here to comment????? :? :? :?

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        Jennifer
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        I hv eaten expired Marmite (kept in the fridge all along, no weird smell/taste) and drank expired bottle of essence of chicken. Maybe I was lucky in both instances, no issue.


        Will not drink expired fresh milk (tried once, yucky sourish taste) or eat expired fresh produce.

        Even my fresh meat/fish/veg, I dun keep for more than 3 days.

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          Bedokid
          last edited by

          Jennifer:
          I hv eaten expired Marmite (kept in the fridge all along, no weird smell/taste) and drank expired bottle of essence of chicken. Maybe I was lucky in both instances, no issue.


          Will not drink expired fresh milk (tried once, yucky sourish taste) or eat expired fresh produce.

          Even my fresh meat/fish/veg, I dun keep for more than 3 days.
          What about just expired milk powder? For fresh produce, if I dun eat normally I will freeze them till I cook.....

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            peterch
            last edited by

            Actually, expiry date stated on packaging is for safety measure. We never know when is the 'real' expiry date. Some product could be consumed not more than 6 months from expiry date. Some even gone bad before the expiry date. (maybe due to storage condition)


            For myself, I would prefer to compare prod date (if available) with expiry date. Don't choose those with almost reach expiry date. ๐Ÿ˜„

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              cherrygal
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              Unexpired medicines lose their efficacy when opened for more than 6 months. Itโ€™s not just the expiry dates that matter. Itโ€™s how you store the food and how long you have opened it. Bread can last very long in the freezer but only 5 days outside. Chilled Tofu sometimes canโ€™t even survive past their expiry dates.

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              • JenniferJ Offline
                Jennifer
                last edited by

                Bedokid:
                Jennifer:

                I hv eaten expired Marmite (kept in the fridge all along, no weird smell/taste) and drank expired bottle of essence of chicken. Maybe I was lucky in both instances, no issue.


                Will not drink expired fresh milk (tried once, yucky sourish taste) or eat expired fresh produce.

                Even my fresh meat/fish/veg, I dun keep for more than 3 days.

                What about just expired milk powder? For fresh produce, if I dun eat normally I will freeze them till I cook.....

                Hv not tried expired milk powder yet. We usu. could finish before the printed expiry date.

                I normally buy enough fresh produce for 3 days cooking.

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                  starlight1968sg
                  last edited by

                  Some bread (eg from G), though past their expired date, I still eat them since I did not see any obvious mould growing.

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                    jtoh
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                    starlight1968sg:
                    Some bread (eg from G), though past their expired date, I still eat them since I did not see any obvious mould growing.

                    Usually these breads contain some preservatives so they last some time without mould. My friend's kid did a science experiment trying to grow mould on bread. Unsuccessful on Gardenia bread, despite all the necessary conditions of moisture, warmth etc.

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                      mommyNg
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                      jtoh:
                      starlight1968sg:

                      Some bread (eg from G), though past their expired date, I still eat them since I did not see any obvious mould growing.


                      Usually these breads contain some preservatives so they last some time without mould. My friend's kid did a science experiment trying to grow mould on bread. Unsuccessful on Gardenia bread, despite all the necessary conditions of moisture, warmth etc.

                      I had bad experience with Bonjour Milk Bread. Mould was growing one day BEFORE the expired date! So sad, had to throw away many pieces of bread.. :(. Perhaps the loaf of bread was put near the microwave oven - but then again we seldom use the microwave oven.. Perhaps ur fren's kid can redo the exp using Bonjour milk bread! ๐Ÿ˜›

                      Maybe that means Bonjour bread is better than Gardenia bread cos' less preservative?

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                        pinky
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                        starlight1968sg:
                        Some bread (eg from G), though past their expired date, I still eat them since I did not see any obvious mould growing.

                        does it mean that the preservative added must be quite huge amount
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