I left milk in the fridge when I went on holiday ( mean to put it in the freezer ) I came back on Jan 31st, Use by Jan 9th. I was still drinking it 5 days later. I've eaten a yogurt 64 days after it's use by date. I'd like to see the " robust evidence " on what disctates use /best before dates. I met someone who worked for a company which made biscuits for M&S. 6 months use by date . Without any reasoning, complaints evidence etc. M&S said " make it 3 months "
My very old NDN where I used to live had yogurts in her fridge 6 months out of date, when I asked he if she’d like some fresh ones she said ‘Oh no dear, they’re only sour milk anyway’
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
We sell our surplus honey from an honesty box at the end of our drive. There are very detailed legal requirements for the labels on the jars .... including the content of the label, the size of the text, and the need for a use by date. Honey doesn't go off, and, apparently, some viable honey was found in one of the pharaoh's tombs in Egypt.
So when we get our labels printed we just pick a date beyond the time we think we will have used all the labels.
Most people who buy it use the honey quickly and often come back for more.
Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
The waste of time to emergency services call handlers is appalling with people calling 999. It's been going on for years. I find it hard to believe that any adult isn't capable of determining what's an emergency and what isn't. Most ten year olds nowadays could probably understand it. Anyway - the milk story is great. I just said 'good, about time too ' when I heard it on the news yesterday. Should have been best before dates right from the start. The 'once opened use within X days' is another one. I know someone who regularly chucked milk as soon as it reached the 2 or 3 days after opening date. I hate to think how much milk she's wasted over her lifetime
It's similar to the above 999 calls - why does anyone find it difficult to judge when milk is off or not? You're not going to die if you drink milk beyond a use by date - it just makes your tea lumpy.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis' (flowering cherry) street tree outside my neighbours house (but visible from my living room) is in full bloom and looking wonderful on a dreary day. It'll flower at least a couple more times in the course of the year and the autumn leaf colour is gorgeous too - what a good value tree, cheering me this morning. And my snowdrops are starting to show themselves 🙂 too.
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I've eaten a yogurt 64 days after it's use by date.
I'd like to see the " robust evidence " on what disctates use /best before dates.
I met someone who worked for a company which made biscuits for M&S. 6 months use by date . Without any reasoning, complaints evidence etc. M&S said " make it 3 months "
There are very detailed legal requirements for the labels on the jars .... including the content of the label, the size of the text, and the need for a use by date.
Honey doesn't go off, and, apparently, some viable honey was found in one of the pharaoh's tombs in Egypt.
So when we get our labels printed we just pick a date beyond the time we think we will have used all the labels.
Most people who buy it use the honey quickly and often come back for more.
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Anyway - the milk story is great. I just said 'good, about time too ' when I heard it on the news yesterday. Should have been best before dates right from the start. The 'once opened use within X days' is another one. I know someone who regularly chucked milk as soon as it reached the 2 or 3 days after opening date. I hate to think how much milk she's wasted over her lifetime
It's similar to the above 999 calls - why does anyone find it difficult to judge when milk is off or not?
You're not going to die if you drink milk beyond a use by date - it just makes your tea lumpy.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My RTBC is that l am visiting a garden centre and having lunch with a friend.
And my snowdrops are starting to show themselves 🙂 too.