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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4219443" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>The government regulations don't allow it, or it's so close to being rotten that nobody in any shelter concerned for those they are feeding will take it. Pig farmers will though.</p><p>Stores dump it at lower prices as it's approaching the expiration date to move it and make room for more and because consumers are misinformed about what that date actually means. The post office is ignorant as well. </p><p>It's interesting to note that when the post office has their food drive, they collect all the donated food, and then inspect the expiration dates. If one day over the date, the food is trashed.</p><p>The FDA says that the expiration date is only when it will lose it's peak for taste. After that it can decline but be perfectly safe to eat for years after if properly stored.</p><p>One exception by law is baby food.</p><p>Millions of tons of food is wasted annually by people looking at those expiration dates on canned food and tossing them the day after.</p><p>How dumb can people be that do that? It's common sense that food does not go from good to bad in one day, or a week or a month after that date. It boggles my mind that people think that way.</p><p>I'll post a link from NBC so you will believe me.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>These dates, however, are far from a hard stop. In fact, it’s not illegal for stores to sell canned foods months or even years past these dates. <a href="https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/How-long-can-you-keep-canned-goods" target="_blank">According to the United States Department of Agriculture</a>, canned contents are safe to eat as long as the can is in “good shape.” The <a href="https://www.mealtime.org/faq/" target="_blank">Canned Food Alliance agrees</a>, citing 100-year-old canned food that was recovered from sunken ships and tested microbiologically safe.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Does that mean you can eat food out of a can found on the Titanic? Yes. Does it mean you’ll want to? Probably not.</p><p></p><p>Taste, texture and nutritional value are all negatively affected as the contents inside a can age. Still, it can take years to notice anything funky or "off." According to the Canned Food Alliance, canned food stored in moderate temperatures (75 F or below) has a shelf life of about two years from the date it was processed. After that, you can expect the quality — first the color and texture — to change; however, the nutritional value can last “well beyond two years.” In terms of edibility, canned food is playing the long game. In fact, most experts don't believe in expiration dates.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.today.com/food/when-do-canned-foods-really-expire-t119977" target="_blank">https://www.today.com/food/when-do-canned-foods-really-expire-t119977</a></p><p>Edited to add info:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4219443, member: 5412"] The government regulations don't allow it, or it's so close to being rotten that nobody in any shelter concerned for those they are feeding will take it. Pig farmers will though. Stores dump it at lower prices as it's approaching the expiration date to move it and make room for more and because consumers are misinformed about what that date actually means. The post office is ignorant as well. It's interesting to note that when the post office has their food drive, they collect all the donated food, and then inspect the expiration dates. If one day over the date, the food is trashed. The FDA says that the expiration date is only when it will lose it's peak for taste. After that it can decline but be perfectly safe to eat for years after if properly stored. One exception by law is baby food. Millions of tons of food is wasted annually by people looking at those expiration dates on canned food and tossing them the day after. How dumb can people be that do that? It's common sense that food does not go from good to bad in one day, or a week or a month after that date. It boggles my mind that people think that way. I'll post a link from NBC so you will believe me. These dates, however, are far from a hard stop. In fact, it’s not illegal for stores to sell canned foods months or even years past these dates. [URL='https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/How-long-can-you-keep-canned-goods']According to the United States Department of Agriculture[/URL], canned contents are safe to eat as long as the can is in “good shape.” The [URL='https://www.mealtime.org/faq/']Canned Food Alliance agrees[/URL], citing 100-year-old canned food that was recovered from sunken ships and tested microbiologically safe. Does that mean you can eat food out of a can found on the Titanic? Yes. Does it mean you’ll want to? Probably not. Taste, texture and nutritional value are all negatively affected as the contents inside a can age. Still, it can take years to notice anything funky or "off." According to the Canned Food Alliance, canned food stored in moderate temperatures (75 F or below) has a shelf life of about two years from the date it was processed. After that, you can expect the quality — first the color and texture — to change; however, the nutritional value can last “well beyond two years.” In terms of edibility, canned food is playing the long game. In fact, most experts don't believe in expiration dates. [URL]https://www.today.com/food/when-do-canned-foods-really-expire-t119977[/URL] Edited to add info: [/QUOTE]
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