I’ve finally finished bread that I bought long ago. On the package it says “use before Nov 21 (2007).” When I ate it today it was absolutely normal bread, just a bit dry. There was no mold; there were no any changes in taste. Basically, shelf life of this bread could be much longer, although when I bought it I though it was long already (something around 2 weeks). But really it can be up to a month (or up to 2 months in my case). I wonder if people through away stuff when is past due date? If yes – they are throwing away some things that are still good. Aren't they just make you buy more by making unreal short shelf life (too different from real life)?
As for bread, is it normal to stay OK for more than 2 months? I wonder what kind of preservatives they add to keep it fresh that long. Back home bread can be fine in regular plastic bag for maybe a week, definitely not a month. For me 4 days life for milk and one week life for bread are normal. But US products go beyond any expectations. That is so scary. What do they add there?
2 comments:
Eating WAY outdated food? Maybe that's why you're sick...
when it tastes good - it's ok. I would notice when it's bad.
Another funny thing: last year in my Risk comm class people were discussing the situation when some place stayed without electricity for some time, so some food could get bad. To check if it has gone bad they didn't smell or look at the food. They went online to check info on how long certain types of food can stay without being refrigerated. That was so weird!
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