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Old 01-08-2010, 08:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
Peter7307
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Sentra ,
I can understand your points and , having been the victim of food poisoning twice myself I can also see the logic in your arguments.

Where I live the laws also require food to be discarded once the "use by" / "best by" date passes but I have seen these dates on sugar and salt too which suggests to me the legislation is more than a little off the mark on this one.

Frank's point , as I am reading it , applies to perfectly good food being "date expired" on Monday and discarded Monday might when it could be just as safely be taken to a food kitchen or where ever for immediate consumption on the Tuesday with no danger whatsoever.

Just my perspective on it all.

Pete.
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