fresh food in supermarkets

bluerum66

Hi,
Whenever i shop in a supermarket its a struggle getting the very freshest food, i have to put my glasses on everytime i normally just pick up an item of food thats on display only to find when i get home its only got 2 or even 1 day left to eat it and i did not intend to eat it in such a short period of time so next time  i check at the back and have to dig deep and sometimes get funny looks from the staff and then find a sell by date of 5 days or more  obviously i want that one instead as im sure everyone would so i have come to the realisation that the shop owners are not giving their customers a fair deal why should i have to go to the extra work of taking from the back everytime as its a hassle to look at the dates everytime and i know the older stuff is always at the front thats logical in these shops when this food should be sold off cheaper as its date is almost up we customers should create a scene in shops and mess their neat and tidy shelves up we take it lying down too much i think  they could give this food to foodbanks and help the hungry. Sorry if you think im a whinger but i wanted to get it off my chest

ThisIsTubbs

No, I think you need to realise that  that food is still fit for sale regardless of wherever you want for next Fridays dinner or not, however they have less of a time frame therefore they move it to the front. Why should they have to throw away more food all because you wanted an extra two days to eat it?

aslird

Smell the food - does it smell funny, then throw it - smells fine, then eat it   Too many people take the dates on food as gospel rather than using common sense.  And OP - use fullstops and commas, makes a wall of text easier to read .....

ThisIsTubbs

That is true, there is a wide safety net on sell by dates just to keep themselves/ the company protected if you fall ill. There are some stuff that spoils (milk, yoghurt etc.) but the majority of things I'd add a day or two, especially if you're going to be sticking it in a hot oven

BISHI

Simple rule of thumb. Never take the item from the front, reach right to the back.
For the item at the front has a sell  by date for that day or the next but that at the back has further to go.

ROBIN50N

If your happy to pay alot more for your food to cover waste cost, am sure they would stop rotating stock.

What a stupid thread.

mjn

I've eaten plenty of food after its best before. Not a problem with any of it.

Plus the best "best before" checker, as somebody has already mentioned, is your nose.

If you want your greens fresher, grow some in your garden.

stetash

I recently ate a yoghurt that was 9 days out of date without realising, it was absolutely fine with no consequences.

As others have said just us your eyes, nose and a bit of common sense.

DPinBucks

What exactly do you want the shopkeepers to do?

Always put the newest stuff at the front so that once it's a day old it won't sell?  So it has to be thrown away?  There's already so much perfectly good food wasted in this country already that it's a national disgrace.

If you don't want to eat fresh food until a week next Thursday, then bl**dy well go shopping a week next Wednesday.  Don't expect the food economy to be disrupted just to suit your convenience.

nabby

Milk, yoghurt, cheese, cream, butter and eggs can all be eaten past their use by dates as long as you use your taste buds and sense of smell.

Ignore best before dates on fruit and veg and trust your eyes, nose and taste buds.

Be wary with poultry, mince, seafood and cold/cured meat.