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AIBU?

To expect Tesco not to sell me food that is nearly 3 weeks out of date?

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 21:51

Bought some gnocchi this evening. Best before 4 20011 it says on the packet

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 21:52

That should be 2011 of course

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IwishIwasmoreorganised · 18/04/2011 21:53

Doesn't the 4 mean the month i.e. April?

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johnthepong · 18/04/2011 21:53

best before is different from use by and they are allowed to sell it past this date.

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worraliberty · 18/04/2011 21:54

I thought it means best before the end of?

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 18/04/2011 21:54

Isn't it "before before end 4? Nearly two weeks to go.

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everyspring · 18/04/2011 21:55

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Kentmummy · 18/04/2011 21:56

I'd read that as best before April 2011... and as it's April 2011 i'd say it's in date until may 2011!

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Happymm · 18/04/2011 21:56

Plus, didn't you check before you purchased?

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somersetmum · 18/04/2011 21:57

The government is in the process of issuing new guidelines and, before long, the supermarkets will stop using 'best before' and 'use by' dates instead. This is because we are throwing away ridiculous amounts of perfectly edible food.

Are you sure it doesn't say best before end of 4 2011?

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 21:58

If its best before April, then thats March.

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 21:58

No I didnt check funnily enough....

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 22:01

No its not best before end of , it says best before.....

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seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 18/04/2011 22:01

Somerset beat me to it. It's at its best before that date, but not poisonous afterwards. Well, not immediately anyway.

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BlooferLady · 18/04/2011 22:02

I hope you haven't thrown it away.

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squeakytoy · 18/04/2011 22:02

it is still only "best before".. which means it will be perfectly fine, and will remain so for a few more months yet..

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everyspring · 18/04/2011 22:03

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seeksnewnamewithgsoh · 18/04/2011 22:04

I'm still getting through custard powder that was up in 2007.

This is going to turn into one of those threads isn't it?

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everyspring · 18/04/2011 22:10

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follyfoot · 18/04/2011 22:11

Have to say I like my yoghurts out of date, they taste creamier, but I do prefer to buy in date then make the choice myself IYSWIM

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Mandy2003 · 18/04/2011 22:30

The Government's latest idea to combat food waste is to ban "Best Before" dates -

here

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GapsAGoodUn · 18/04/2011 22:38

My gran had a huge walk in larder packed to the rafters. We always used to joke that if there was a nuclear apocalypse that we'd go there as there was plenty of food.

When she died and we had to clear it all out, there was a tin of ham so old it had the price tag on from pre-decimal.

My dad took it home for 'testing purposes'....

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backwardpossom · 18/04/2011 22:39

There are thousands of products on the shelves in Tesco, it's not entirely inconceivable that they might miss one, surely? Just take the packaging back to Tesco and you'll get a refund. The food would be fine anyway...

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mawbroon · 18/04/2011 22:46

YABU for buying gnocci

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EricNorthmansMistress · 18/04/2011 22:49

It will be best before end april 2011. If it was BBE March it would have said BBE march, not BBE april. They have missed the E off.

I had an OOD bottle of milk in my shopping recently. Emptied it out, washed the bottle, next time I went in I got a refund and a £5 voucher. Fine by me :)