Edit : Best if used BY*
I went to Ralph’s today for this queso dip I usually get. It’s a refrigerated product kept in the dairy department. It had a Best By date of AUGUST of THIS year (don’t ask me why. I almost thought about informing a staff member but didn’t want to look stupid if it wasn’t a huge deal). The queso did not have any expiration date written on the product. I sadly just decided to not get it. I understand that Best If Used By dates are technically different from Expiration dates.. but how much different when it comes to refrigerated products? If I purchased it& waited a few days to a week or two before consumption , I wouldn’t know when it would for sure expire..
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You can totally tell an employee about that. Just because it’s not a big deal when it’s in your house doesn’t mean it’s supposed to be on the store shelves.
The best by date tells you when they can guarantee the quality of the product. It doesn’t mean the product will go bad as in make you sick, it means that the maker can’t guarantee that the product with have the intended taste, texture, etc. after that date. For example, something that’s stale is usually safe to eat, but you wouldn’t want to open a brand new loaf of bread to find it was stale (which is why it’s fine to tell a store employee. You’ll be mad if you open a brand new loaf of bread and it’s stale, but you probably expect the last slice to be stale).
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