Like most major grocery chains, my local store (bought out by Kroger a while back) carries store-brand milk and non-store-brand milk. I’ve noticed that the expiration date on the former is usually less than 2 weeks while...

The horror! I’ve never had ketchup/mustard/tabasco/relish/worcesterchestershire sauce/soy sauce (and so on ad nauseum) go bad before I’d used it all up. I think the expiration dates are essentially a butt-covering...

I go to a whole sale place in fresno to get my spices (smart-and-final) I know how you feel about the age thing. I recently moved and I went thorough my spices and I was shocked at some of the dates that were on them, I tosted them...

I just threw out a package of natto with a Dec. expiration date and consumed one with a Feb. date which seemed fine. How important are natto expiration dates? What risks does post-dated natto carry that current natto does not? I...

Does anyone know if hard alcohol (rum, vodka, gin, etc.) will keep indefinitely? I was just given a case of about 100 bottles (some opened, some unopened) which were bought about 5 years ago. Thanks

This may be a stupid question but I have a container of hevay whipping cream with an expiration date of Jun 26th. Just smelled and tasted it and it’s fine. How good after the date can I use it? I have compnay fri night and...

a few moments later to advise us that the gift card had expired last month(one year expiration). My friend advised that he wasn’t are of an expiration date. The server pointed out some very fine print wherein their was an...

Since it’s an all-natural product, is the expiration date really firm? I generally use yogurt for a month past the date, but don’t know about seitan. Any feedback would be appreciated.

I have been a fan of these sausages since buying them a few weeks back in the NY area. However it was pointed out to me that the packaging has no expiration date on it. Only a lot #. I have traveled to over 4 stores in the NY...

Is this an expiration date or a sell-by date? Here’s some info that might help you: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Food_Product_Dating/index.asp

someone that would never drink milk or use it on the expiration date, I will never again toss these products. Thank you CH!

expiration and I probably won’t get to use it until the 3rd. Should I toss it, or can I make it work for me 2 days past date?

It’s simply a cover-your-ass recommendation (it’s not an "expiration date"). In our litigious society they have to give some kind of warning that eventually the product might go bad (and I think the government...

Is there a standard code that will aid in discerning the “use by” dates of canned goods? I recently opened several cans of tomato soup that I ended up throwing away because they appeared to have separated into a mass...

they bother with an expiration date, or a “best before” date?