Fish use by date 27th oct

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Hi I have some seabass that says use by the 27th /today I bought it chilled and it's been in the fridge. Would it still be OK to eat?

Yep.

Is this a time travelled post from the future

Why on earth are you asking?

@SirensofTitan

Is this a time travelled post from the future

Why on earth are you asking?

I don't get it

Of course it's OK. It's not out of date until tomorrow

You’re asking if some in date food is ok to eat?

Because its use by the end of today so isn't out of date until tomorrow

Because today is the 27th, it would only be a question needing to be asked if the use by date was in the past

It says use by today's date.

What is so hard to understand about that?

It says use by today, so I can see the confusion. It doesn’t say use by 12mn on the 27th.

Yes, if “use by 27th” you can still use it today. If “best before 27th” e.g on eggs the last day to use it is 26th.

@greenlynx

Yes, if “use by 27th” you can still use it today. If “best before 27th” e.g on eggs the last day to use it is 26th.

Best before 27th also means the 27th not the 26th. In fact best before means you can still use it after that date but quality may be impaired Use by means you should not use it after that date

@greenlynx

Yes, if “use by 27th” you can still use it today. If “best before 27th” e.g on eggs the last day to use it is 26th.

You can still eat tomorrow or the next day as long as it isn't smelly or clearly off

No wonder there is such a food waste problem in this country

Do people really think that food has an internal clock and self destruct mechanism at the stroke of midnight

Smell it. If it smells gross don't eat it. Pretty easy to tell when fish and chicken are gone, your evolutionary genes are still in there somewhere.

I'm asking because say with chicken if that says use by 27th and open to use on the 27th it smells gross.

Anyway i just opened the fish and it smells simlar to when chichen gos off so I have binned it

There is often a smell immediately on opening that dissipates in a few minutes. Is your fridge cold enough as meat should still be OK on its use by date?

Wtf? If chicken smells off on the use by date you should be returning it to the store for a refund. Likewise fish. That is not normal.

So you've binned it.
End of.

There is often a smell immediately on opening that dissipates in a few minutes

This.

If you're regularly throwing away food that smells bad, you need to check your fridge is working properly.

@greenlynx

Yes, if “use by 27th” you can still use it today. If “best before 27th” e.g on eggs the last day to use it is 26th.

That's totally incorrect

Best before is just a very broad advisory term - you can eat things for months after their Best Before date as long as they've not gone off.

They might not taste as nice or as fresh, but using an egg that's three days out of date won't hurt you! They last for weeks and weeks if stored correctly.