When do you chuck away best-before foods?

12 October 2014

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Are you a chucker or a keeper when it comes to food that’s past its ‘best-before’ date? Which of these is closest to your USUAL stance (be honest!)?

Are you a chucker or a keeper when it comes to food that’s past its ‘best-before’ date?

Which of these is closest to your USUAL stance (be honest!)?

Results

I never eat it beyond the best-before date		1,950 votes (10 %)
I’ll keep it one or two days if it looks OK		4,705 votes (24 %)
I ignore best-before dates and judge by smell/look/taste		10,380 votes (54 %)
I try to never chuck anything – I’d even cut mould off and eat the good bits		2,231 votes (12 %)

                   19,266 votes received.

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