Sell by dates…warning (fun thread )

[Cannotbebothered19]

So today I was checking out the porridge selection in our cupboard. Found a box of Scott’s porridge oats . Looked at the sell by date and it was July 2019 !! Can anyone beat that 🤦‍♀️

A tin of carrots bbe October 2015, I'm sure there's older stuff in there though.

At the risk of being accused of pedantry - if the date was a sell-by date, then there’s no issue, is there, because I presume you bought it before then…

I think you must mean best before. Which can safely be ignored as long as there’s nothing questionable growing on it, and the mice haven’t got in*

*this may or may not have happened in my pantry

Discovered this truffle oil in my mums cupboard at the weekend!

When helping my mum clear our her kitchen cupboards to move house a few years ago I found a box with bottles of food colouring with old fashioned price labels on and priced up at 7p. Couldn't find a use by date but I'm guessing they must have been a few decades old!

I did say in title that it’s a fun thread 🤦‍♀️Maybe it was best before,shall I wizz out and check the recycling box ?

And your Mum survived 😊I am so obsessed with sell by dates for fresh food it has surprised me how I didn’t notice this for nearly 5 years!