I'm no expert but I believe common sense is the problem here - there's not enough of it around! People throw away all sorts of perfectly edible food because they wrongly believe it's unfit due to either a sell by/use by date or because the food has been cooked and not all finished at one sitting. Sell by/use by dates are guides only and whilst some caution needs to be exercised when it comes to stuff like chicken, chilled meals etc. there's little risk if just 'out of date' food is properly stored, inspected and cooked.
Tins and dried foodstuffs last for years and whilst their flavour and nutritional content will be affected by age, eating a can of beans, soup etc. which is past its use by date is unlikely to pose a major risk to health.
It seems to me that the authorities have prescribed so many rules for so many things that people are becoming unable to think for themselves.
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Originally Posted by Enuff
It's a pity petrol doesn't have a sell-by date!
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I think Gordon Brown has one though and he's well past it
