Will you eat expired food?

[boybi]

We had to throw away an entire sans rival cake with only one slice eaten. I feel bad throwing away untouched or barely touched food.

Why? Sira na? Did you taste it before throwing away?

[_Cathy_]

Why? Sira na? Did you taste it before throwing away?

Feeling ko iba na lasa. Mag clean out nga ko ng ref. I'll feel bad na naman having to throw away food na barely touched. Pero minsan kasi pangit talaga food kaya walang gumagalaw

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[Verbl Kint]

I'm told that the dates listed on supermarket food is the "Best Before" date instead of an expiry date. They should still be fine to consume provided that it doesn't smell or look rotten.

I've eaten quite a lot of food past the "Best Before" date, mas nasira pa tiyan ko sa street food, to be honest.

[dr. d]

I'm told that the dates listed on supermarket food is the "Best Before" date instead of an expiry date. They should still be fine to consume provided that it doesn't smell or look rotten.

I've eaten quite a lot of food past the "Best Before" date, mas nasira pa tiyan ko sa street food, to be honest.

taken literally,
"best before" means the item is still use-able, but it will not be as fresh as factory.
"expires on" means, itapon na by that date. not safe. this is commonly used in drugs. kasi, the perceived efficacy may not be available anymore, rendering the patient under-medicated. it gives the users a false sense of security.

[oj88]

taken literally,
"best before" means the item is still use-able, but it will not be as fresh as factory.
"expires on" means, itapon na by that date. not safe. this is commonly used in drugs. kasi, the perceived efficacy may not be available anymore, rendering the patient under-medicated. it gives the users a false sense of security.

Meds are different, but I'll probably take recently-expired less risky drugs like Paracetamol in a pinch. Not so for the likes of antibiotics and certainly NOT with anti-rejection meds.

Sealed and properly-stored food that are at most a few months passed its expiry date is still probably ok.... as long as it passes the smell test.

[H1Tman]

Feeling ko iba na lasa. Mag clean out nga ko ng ref. I'll feel bad na naman having to throw away food na barely touched. Pero minsan kasi pangit talaga food kaya walang gumagalaw

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Better safe than sorry. Hospital bills are way more expensive.

[boybi]

taken literally,
"best before" means the item is still use-able, but it will not be as fresh as factory.
"expires on" means, itapon na by that date. not safe. this is commonly used in drugs. kasi, the perceived efficacy may not be available anymore, rendering the patient under-medicated. it gives the users a false sense of security.

As per our local FDA, bawal na sa labels ang BEST BEFORE. Dapat EXPIRY DATE na ang nakaindicate.

[_Cathy_]

Meds are different, but I'll probably take recently-expired less risky drugs like Paracetamol in a pinch. Not so for the likes of antibiotics and certainly NOT with anti-rejection meds.

Sealed and properly-stored food that are at most a few months passed its expiry date is still probably ok.... as long as it passes the smell test.

I've taken expired meds too (ponstan, flanax, benadryl etc). I read that it's still good for a few months but with less efficacy. I just take it for immediate relief then buy new meds for the next dose.

[Walter]

I've taken expired meds too (ponstan, flanax, benadryl etc). I read that it's still good for a few months but with less efficacy. I just take it for immediate relief then buy new meds for the next dose.

Expired medicines are another thing ... heard that if taken ... causes butterflies in stomach ... and makes one fall in love unnecessarily ...

[Motortrend]

Expired medicines are another thing ... heard that if taken ... causes butterflies in stomach ... and makes one fall in love unnecessarily ...

Heard that's only true for certain classes of medicines like kisspirin and yacapsule. Dr. love, I mean, dr. d would probably know better.