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If you have products and foods at home, in your fridge or in your pantry and you are unsure whether to eat them or throw them in the trash, here is a list of foods that are safe to use even if the expiration date has passed.
First of all, it’s important to distinguish between the best before date and the best before date. You’ll find these dates on food labels.
Before consuming any food, our instinct is to check the expiration date, also known as the best before date. If the date has passed, we tend to throw certain foods away without thinking.
But these expiration dates are also the reason why there is a lot of food waste, which is why we must first understand them well, because it is possible to consume many foods even after the expiration date.
If you have products and foods at home, in your fridge or in your pantry and you are unsure whether to eat them or throw them in the trash, here is a list of foods that are safe to use even if the expiration date has passed.
Pastry
What do you need to know about food expiration dates?
First of all, it is important to distinguish between the best before date and the best before date. You will find these dates on food labels. The best before date (BDD) is generally preceded by the words “best before…” and concerns less perishable foods such as eggs or beer, for example. The best before date (BBD) is preceded by the words “use by…” and concerns perishable products. These are products that are generally kept in the refrigerator, such as yogurt or fresh milk, and which can endanger your health if they have expired and you consume them.
Once you have understood this difference between the dates, you should know that you can consume products with a best before date after this date without taking any risk, as confirmed by the AFSCA.
There are many other foods you’ll find in supermarkets that don’t have to have an expiration date, including alcohol, but also fresh fruits and vegetables.
What foods can you eat after the expiration date?
Applesauce
If you have these foods in your cupboard and the expiration date has passed, don’t worry, you can still eat them if you take the necessary precautions!
cakes
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