The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo

Re:The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo by reaperducer on Friday June 15, 2018 @02:10PM (#17322078)

I guess it depends on the definition of "quickly" and also where you live.

In some cities I've lived, the expiration date of milk was often two or three weeks out. In other cities, it was 10 days maximum.

I think it's because dairies (and cows) are not equally plentiful in every part of the country.

One thing I have noticed is that in the places where regular milk expires in 10 days, the organic milk (which one family member drinks) doesn't expire for a month or more.

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Re:The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo by Avshalom on Friday June 15, 2018 @03:35PM (#17322826)

Sell by dates are basically a fiction. https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety...

only limitation is: infant formula and false advertising (defined in https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/9/317.8 )

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Re:The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo by fencepost on Friday June 15, 2018 @02:25PM (#17322214)

Sell by dates for eggs and milk vary by state in many cases, for milk I believe Montana has the strictest one (10-12 days after pasteurization) but I've seen references to at least 20 states having their own regulations.

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Re:The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo by aaronblohowiak on Friday June 15, 2018 @02:13PM (#17322096)

UHT pasteurization

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