The meaning behind expiration dates on food #foodscience

In Canada we have best before and expirated by

I go by senses when it comes to quality assurance to see if something I have is still edible Sight: Is there mold? Smell: do it reek in a different kinda way? Touch: is it the incorrect texture? Taste: SMALL taste to assess if it's still good. I will also usually throwout stuff if it's about a month after its best by date (not counted for canned goods just refrigerated and sometimes freezer goods depending)

My mom wants to throw it away after a week no matter what. My dad says if it's moldy just cut the mold off.

i never worry about dates because i store very little perishables and eat what i buy "fresh" pretty quickly. everything that isnt a bean or a can goes into the freezer immediately.

my girlfriend is very sketched out by food past its date but for me growing up low income i learned the difference between gone bad or past the sell by date

hot take, if you eat it fast enough you could probably not refrigerate it. depends on the food of course, some are gonna be fine for a couple weeks (some cheeses ime), some for a couple days. also make sure your hands and utensils are reasonably clean and you touch it as little as possible. the bit on the label about refrigerate after opening might be because if you do it might last for months or years.

Best buy is a play where people get either deals or scam.

watching these videos just makes me realize how shitty our food systems and regulations work in the US😭

I have contamination ocd and I often have to tell my brain this when I’m flipping out that I’m going to sick from expired potato chips or something

These fucking expiration dates have been fuel for my OCD since I was a kid. I hate how inconsistent they are.

isn’t best buy an electronics store

I learned this too late with a spoonful of cereal the other day, I was only one day off on the milk

Me: the milk has been open for 3 days… destroy it

I think its the store you can buy electronics at

And it's all New Jersey's fault

I always trust my eyes and nose more than a date

THANK YOU!!!!!! Too many people just toss things if it is past the date even if it is fine which is such a waste!!!

Every biologist ive had to work with is like idk man give it a sniff 😂 so uh science!!

Not my brain going: "No no no, this is an electronics store." (hides somewhere)

That CA clarification regulation sounds so very helpful! This must be such a headache topic for the food scientist community.