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[–] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I've had to study this in depth, and the majority of "best by" dates are meaningless trash invented by the company. That suggest "maximum freshness and flavor!" A totally subjective measure.

Do you really trust PepsiCo / FritoLay to put dates on chips that give you the last possible time to eat the product? Or dates that nudge you to eat product faster?

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I trust the ones I was required to put on meats and bakery items when I worked a grocery position. Those were always pretty accurate to when something would start to rot unless they were frozen before that date.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Yah, that's entirely different. Obviously there's an interest in not selling spoiled food and making people sick. As opposed to processed foods where the Best By date is a manufacturer decision.

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