sell by dates

[bagpussmice]

do you eat things that have gone passed their sell by date? I have alovely blackberry & apple pie in the fridge, okay okay I didn't make it myself! and it's sellby date was yesterday.... do you think it's alright if we have it tonight?

yes

yes, I would eat it (and if you don't want it, I will )

sell by means just that..the shop has to sell it by then. it doesn't mean you have to eat it by then. i'd eat it if it seemed ok.

I'd still eat it and I'm a microbiologist

(NB if it was Sell By yesterday its Use By date (which is different but should be printed somewhere) is probably today or tomorrow)

and best before is different too. that just means it might not taste as nice after that date.

actually it says use by 26 Nov

eat it anyway - I don't take chances with raw meat or with eggs, but it's a pie.

go on!

we did - YUM!