Re:Expired food: how best-before dates create a waste mountain
by jpatokal on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:28AM
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Genuine question: are there any foods that go bad in such a way that you can't see, taste or smell it, but it can kill you anyway? (Emphasis on "go bad": things like listeria were there from the start.)
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Re:Expired food: how best-before dates create a waste mountain
by onion2k on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:37AM
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If you have a condition that means you'll react very badly to something that would most other people nothing more than an upset stomach, yes. For example, if your immune system is already compromised (from HIV, cancer, etc) something as simple as mild botulism can kill you.
About 3000 people die from food poisoning every year in the US.
Re:Expired food: how best-before dates create a waste mountain
by pkaye on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:52AM
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Look up chubbyemu channel on YouTube. In particular his pasta episode. He is a doctor.
Re:Expired food: how best-before dates create a waste mountain
by DanBC on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:33AM
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Why are you excluding things like listeria or campylobacter?
They were there from the start, but the USE BY date takes into account common pathogens and how they multiply in correct household storage.