Coneheadjohn Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 What's the worst you've ever found in your house? I've just found some chilli powder with a best before of 02/2006 I'm sure someone can beat that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm sure my mother in law will have something way older than that - though her kitchen was last updated in the 1960s so not a surprise really.... Saw a report that someone was suggesting they do away with the dates on items to reduce waste - not sure how some folk will avoid poisoning themselves if that's followed through.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 32 minutes ago, Gaspode said: I'm sure my mother in law will have something way older than that - though her kitchen was last updated in the 1960s so not a surprise really.... Saw a report that someone was suggesting they do away with the dates on items to reduce waste - not sure how some folk will avoid poisoning themselves if that's followed through.... Following through is what alot of people will be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewetube Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Best before dates on potatoes ffs. If they look ok, they are ok; that's all you need to know. Use by dates are a different matter, they prevent food poisoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, coneheadjohn said: What's the worst you've ever found in your house? I've just found some chilli powder with a best before of 02/2006 I'm sure someone can beat that? I bet its still ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 59 minutes ago, Ewetube said: Best before dates on potatoes ffs. If they look ok, they are ok; that's all you need to know. Use by dates are a different matter, they prevent food poisoning. Dont always agree with use by dates.......most fresh products you can tell if they are still ok, the sniff test, or the float an egg test... Same with veg including potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, coneheadjohn said: Following through is what alot of people will be doing. Have you seen the new film 'Constipated'? Its not come out yet. There will be a sequel - 'Diarrhoea.' It's been leaked so they are releasing it early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Love stuff like this (I a really weird at times ) if it looks and smells ok then it probably is ok if in doubt lick it ....we were given a nose and a tongue .. Use them ! Following exclusions apply shellfish. Minced meat Tin cans that go pop when you open them ... Don't even think about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I remember reading a letter to the Telegraph, when there was a lot of correspondence on the subject. This chap had a bottle of spring water, which decribed itself as 'having seeped its way through the earth's crust for 3 million years etc. etc. Use by Sept 20th, 2000 and summat.' As he remarked, "Wow, just in time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 31 minutes ago, jono said: Love stuff like this (I a really weird at times ) if it looks and smells ok then it probably is ok if in doubt lick it ....we were given a nose and a tongue .. Use them ! Following exclusions apply shellfish. Minced meat Tin cans that go pop when you open them ... Don't even think about it ! I can never work out if shellfish is off or not so I avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Paul71 said: I bet its still ok. I'm having trouble breaking it up to try. I'm not even sure if boiling it will work. Chilli for tea tomorrow....yum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, coneheadjohn said: I can never work out if shellfish is off or not so I avoid it. I love shellfish .. Muscles and clams though you never eat an unopened one, that's courting disaster ! Its those prawn sandwiches you have to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 hours ago, jono said: Love stuff like this (I a really weird at times ) if it looks and smells ok then it probably is ok if in doubt lick it ....we were given a nose and a tongue .. Use them ! Following exclusions apply shellfish. Minced meat Tin cans that go pop when you open them ... Don't even think about it ! Finally, a subject i'm qualified to talk about! Manufacturers must have Managers and Operators trained to Food Safety Level 4 and HACCP Level 3. We can leave HACCP to one side for this particular thread as this is only concerned with stopping foreign bodies from entering the food chain. (no remarks about turkish immigrants working in kebab shops will be tolerated). I have undergone intensive training in Food Safety over a long period including regular updates due to new legislation. The most recent course i attended went into great detail about bacterial growth rates, ideal fungal conditions and storage temperature differentials to ratios of food deterioration. The conclusion was, as jono says most eloquently above, if it looks and smells ok, it probably is. Items past their best before date won't kill you. Anything past its use by date might! One exception would be Darren Bent. He's past his best before date and if we keep pumping long balls up to him it'll be the death of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: Finally, a subject i'm qualified to talk about! Manufacturers must have Managers and Operators trained to Food Safety Level 4 and HACCP Level 3. We can leave HACCP to one side for this particular thread as this is only concerned with stopping foreign bodies from entering the food chain. (no remarks about turkish immigrants working in kebab shops will be tolerated). I have undergone intensive training in Food Safety over a long period including regular updates due to new legislation. The most recent course i attended went into great detail about bacterial growth rates, ideal fungal conditions and storage temperature differentials to ratios of food deterioration. The conclusion was, as jono says most eloquently above, if it looks and smells ok, it probably is. Items past their best before date won't kill you. Anything past its use by date might! One exception would be Darren Bent. He's past his best before date and if we keep pumping long balls up to him it'll be the death of me. Avoid hard Jaffa cakes and other biscuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Boycie said: Avoid hard Jaffa cakes and other biscuits. Make sure your van is locked as i may just poo in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Phoenix said: I remember reading a letter to the Telegraph, when there was a lot of correspondence on the subject. This chap had a bottle of spring water, which decribed itself as 'having seeped its way through the earth's crust for 3 million years etc. etc. Use by Sept 20th, 2000 and summat.' As he remarked, "Wow, just in time." It int that the water goes off, but after a while the chemicals from the plastic bottles leech into the water. Get it in glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 8 hours ago, jono said: I love shellfish .. Muscles and clams though you never eat an unopened one, that's courting disaster ! Its those prawn sandwiches you have to watch We sell wierd stuff once a month at work. I don't understand it so avoid it,I will seek some guidance when it comes in and maybe try some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 20 hours ago, jono said: I love shellfish .. Muscles and clams though you never eat an unopened one, that's courting disaster ! Its those prawn sandwiches you have to watch Can paralyze Man Utd away support in an instant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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