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What do you think the percentage is of Americans who throws out good food (even junk food) based on the expiration date? I mean - they do so not because the food might be stale but because they believe it suddenly became possibly toxic to eat.
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What's the percentage for non-food stuff like soap? The other day I noticed my liquid hand soap has an expiration date for whatever reason. I better hurry up - I only have two years left of it being safe.
I started thinking about it after I read this...
"Good thing I read the labels and dates before I opened or ate anything. I avoided potential food poisoning and/or a trip to urgent care by paying attention."
It's from an Amazon review. After they checked the label - they learned the package was delivered with an expiration date two weeks past. They are talking about a Ruffles potato chip variety pack.
i ignore all that junk, mostly.
one time I moved into an old office that hadn't been used in years, and the former occupant had left all manner of stuff in there. took me weeks to go through it and toss/keep material.
one late morning I find a still wrapped milk chocolate candy bar that had expired literally 15+ years earlier.
I opened it, sniffed it and looked it over. seemed ok, so I ate it. it was sweet but chalky. 2/5, would not eat again. nothing bad happened though.