To be annoyed she fed us out of date mince?

[QuestionableMouse]

Just had tea at my friend's. She cooked a pasta bake which was nice, then on the way out (leaving through the kitchen) she picked the mince packet up and laughed. Asked what was funny and she said "oh, this should have been used yesterday!"

I'm a bit annoyed with her, because I've been having stomach troubles (currently being investigated for an ulcer and IBS type symptoms) and as a result I'm pretty careful with what I eat. I'd never use mince past its date either.

Have loads planned for the next few days too so I'm really hoping it doesn't disagree with me!

You'll be fine

Mince one day past it's date is absolutely fine, you're being slightly ridiculous

Oh come on 🥴 I think you'll live

You will be fine. She cooked the meat.

Mince with yesterday’s date will be absolutely fine. If it was off she'd have spotted it when she opened the pack.

It's one day.

You’ll be fine

If it looked fine and smelt fine it was fine. You do know those dates are a guide right? Sometimes things go off early, often they last longer. There’s no use by date on mince from the butcher shop is there? You’re being precious.

It will be absolutely fine. If you want to be careful, some eat anything you haven’t made yourself

Yea you'll be fine

fgs, get a grip. wth is going on on MN today...

Thanks. Just spent a lot of time already this year feeling crap because of stomach troubles/pain so I'm pretty wary of anything that might set it off again!

Well if you get any tummy troubles as a result it’ll be caused by anxiety, I should think!

It's likely that it was fine and you will be fine, but I do think it's rude to serve that up to a guest. OK to do it in your own house, but I wouldn't give it to someone else, especially without informing them first.

Dates on food products are just a suggestion. Food can go off before/after the suggested date.
If the meat came from a butchers there wouldn’t be a date.
You can tell by looking at it to see if it’s okay to eat. That is of course if the stench doesn’t give it away

What do you think happens to food at midnight on it's use by date? It immediately becomes poisonous and mouldy?

You sound like a massive drama queen, you'll be absolutely fine. Just be grateful your friend cooked you a meal!

Get a grip

Slightly?

But there was nothing wrong with it. It was perfectly good mince. What would you be informing your guests about?

Do you think that food goes off at midnight on the use by date? Really?

Haha I say this to DP all the time, he absolutely refuses to use anything past it's use by as in his opinion it's 'rotten', drives me up the wall because I'm far more relaxed about it. If it looks and smells fine, it's fine.

Although tbh you should be more annoyed at being served pasta. If anything upsets you chances are it will be that. Surely you have looked at foods which can trigger your stomach?

@QuestionableMouse you'll be fine but I feel your pain. Did you get put on omeprazole? I've had a month of it, but it's not worked that well, still seems to bleed. It's mostly citrus fruits, alcohol, coffee, too much fat and really any big meal that are really bad for me.

YANBU. You don’t feed your guests out of date food, especially meat.

Yuck.