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The concern is that after the expiration date has passed, the food may not have the same nutrient content as specified on the packaging and for the listed regulated products, the nutritional content is quite important. The CFIA recommends that food should be discarded and should not be bought, sold or eaten beyond the stated expiration date.
High-acid canned foods (tomatoes, fruits) will keep their best quality for 12 to 18 months; low-acid canned foods (meats, vegetables) for 2 to 5 years. [5] "Sell by date" is a less ambiguous term for what is often referred to as an "expiration date". Most food is still edible after the expiration date. [6]
Pagpag food can also be expired frozen meat, fish, or vegetables discarded by supermarkets and scavenged in garbage trucks where this expired food is collected. [8] The word in the Tagalog language literally means "to shake off the dust or dirt". Pagpag can be eaten immediately after it is found, or can be cooked in a variety of ways.
"The only food product in the United States that has a regulated expiration date is baby food. The date on all other packaged foods denotes that the quality of a product may be depleted.”
Consuming expired dairy products can result in foodborne illnesses due to the susceptibility of dairy foods to bacterial growth, including Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli.
Each year, people throw away thousands of dollars worth of food. Most consumers use expiration dates as an indicator of food safety, but they aren't always what they seem.
First Expired, First Out (FEFO) is a term used in field inventory management to describe a way of dealing with the logistics of products that have a limited shelf life. These items include perishable products or consumer goods with a specified expiration date. The product with the deadline for the next intake will be the first to be served or ...
6. Seafood. Seafood, especially shellfish and salmon, can contain harmful bacteria and viruses when consumed past their expiration dates. Eating expired seafood can result in a nasty bout of food ...