Can expired food stuff be eaten?

[poppy15]

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.

[Funz]

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.

[lady_love]

it has an expiry date for a reson and its prob best not to risk it…

[Bungii]

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.

[jtoh]

25hourmaid:

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!

Yep!

[jtoh]

poppy15:

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.

I thought honey doesn't expire?

[jtoh]

Funz:

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.

:shock:

[jtoh]

Bungii:

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.

I'm ultra careful with milk because it can really cause havoc to your tummy if it's gone bad.

[jtoh]

LKVM:

25hourmaid:

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!

:hi5: to the home made bread :celebrate:

Yep!

[jtoh]

LKVM:

25hourmaid:

[quote=\"LKVM\"]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

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.

I am quite surprised if doctor said ok to used near expired medicines... but yes if its near expiry still can use... i wouldnt use the liquid medicines though.. i would use the tablet form ones[/quote]Remember during the H1N1 period? MOH extended the expiry date of the medicine.