Can expired food stuff be eaten?
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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. -
jtoh:
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!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.
Maybe that means Bonjour bread is better than Gardenia bread cos' less preservative? -
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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mommyNg:
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!jtoh:
[quote=\"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.
Maybe that means Bonjour bread is better than Gardenia bread cos' less preservative?[/quote]Should do an expriement with the different breads.
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The best way to grow mould on a slice of bread is to use homemade bread vs the store bought ones. My younger boy did an experiment when he was in Primary School and he was the only kid in the class who brought along a slice of homemade bread and true enough, due to the lack of preservatives in the homemade bread, the bread turned mouldy, just nice for the experiment!
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LKVM:
Expired medicine that's quite near to the expiry date is okay. There was once my son had to take an expired tablet (just expired) in an emergency. The doctor said that's fine, just that the expired medicine takes a slightly longer time to take effect as opposed to one that's not expired, but of course, we are talking about one whereby the expired medicine is quite near to the expiry date. I would throw any medicine that's expired for more than 1 month.It depends upon the type of the product... if its fresh products better not to consume... however if its packed prodcuts you may use it for maybe another 1-2 months depending upon the product again...
I wouldnt dare to use medicines though after the expiry -
i tried expired honey before (kept in the fridge) but was okay. I didnt realised the expiry date :!:
As for expired medication, didnt the doc always say to throw away 6 mths after opening but i guess for fever medication (like paracetomol) shd be ok so long they are kept in the fridge. But for those kept outside the fridge or inside tupperware, best to follow given instructions. -
Dried stuff like biscuits, crackers or dried produce like mushroom, dried shrimp, etc, I will still use even past expiry date if they don't smell weird or have funny things growing on them.
Fresh produce, like milk, if 1 or 2 days past expiry, feed DH, but not the kids.
Meat and seafood that is in the freezer, will also still use even after the recommended use by date. So long as they don't glow in the dark.
Pure honey should not have an expiry date. It should never turn mouldy and if stored correctly should retain its colour and consistency. -
it has an expiry date for a reson and its prob best not to risk it…
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The longer the food is kept, the less nutrients it has. The same for medicine. The long you keep it, the less effective it is.
As for milk, there was once I had a packet of UHT milk that had not reach the expiry date. I had diarrhea and threw up for 3 days!
Maybe the powder form would be better.
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