We are a grocery liquidator - we sell manufacturer overstocks, mis-labels, discontinued items, and items that are close to or past the manyfacturer’s sell by date. The dates on packaging are put on there by the manufacturer (not a health agency - the dates are not related to the safety of consuming the product). The dates are when a manufacturer wants a traditional store to pull the item from the grocery shelf. They expect that the consumer will keep these items in their pantry for awhile before consuming and therefore, it’s important to understand that even the quality difference will be unnoticeable for many months after that date (depending on the item, sometimes years later). It’s also important to note that the dates are NOT related to safety - we are regulated by the same health inspection agencies that regulate any other grocery store and we follow the same safe handling guidelines. The USDA has a bulletin on their webpage that talks about food dating. Check it out!
Funny how people simply don't understand the journey that foods take to reach our tables... Eggs, for example, are commonly held for nearly 3 months before even reaching the store. Beef & pork are commonly held for 45 days or more before reaching the store. Some fruits & vegetables are kept in cold storage for up to a year before ending up in a store. Some foods, like dry cured meats, high quality cheese & anything with active probiotics only improve with age... yet each of them have a"best before" date on the packaging. Its all about the manufacturer turning a profit. A dishonest trick for those who don't take the time to think about what they're really eating, which costs millions of dollars per year & wastes thousands of tons of perfectly edible food per year.
Not for me... Surplus shouldn't mean expired goods being sold.... Each to there own......
Ask Lisa - the owner, she's amazing! She explains it best!!
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