Why does 1000 day aged Gouda have a use by date of 30 days?
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The biggest reason above all else that food has use by dates, is to help mitigate legal risk to the retailer or manufacturer as long as they sold it to you before then. Obviously for some foods those dates aren’t far off from the real amount of time it takes for that product to let bacteria thrive once it’s exposed to oxygen. For most though they’re good much longer. Most cured meats/deli meats, bacon, eggs all kinds of stuff is fine much longer than the box will say. It’s about how cold and full your fridge is, how well contained it is, if it’s leftovers did you make sure it wasn’t hot before you put it in the fridge? Is there a lot of moisture etc. For the most part if it doesn’t smell bad or appear bad, it’s probably not. That’s a case by case assessment, you can’t guarantee anything without knowing the circumstances yourself. You also can’t help it if a product came contaminated with mold spores, the process started before you bought it.
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