Places that throw away food

[OverMyHead]

Yes.

I can see the hypocrisy in this thread.

It runs deep.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Some of that stuff doesn't keep well and I am very strict about following expiration dates. Open up a bottle of juice,you have 7 days to drink that bad boy and so on.

Are you kidding? Milk a week overdate is still fine for use. We never throw anything away unless its right over the edible phase- sour, furry, etc. Wastes a lot of good food otherwise. Even then, I just cut the fur off the bread and eat it anyway.

They always give a lot of leeway on dates, to be on the safe side.

 

[AndThePickles]

This really makes me angry. One night, we drove past Krispy Kreme, and there was this guy carrying a huge trash bag, FULL OF DONUTS!!! And a couple nights ago, we went to Popeyes right before they closed, and we had a big order, but they forgot the fries, so they asked if we wanted any free chicken, and we said sure, and my Dad said "sorry that we had such a big order", and the guy said "Its okay, we have to throw it away anyway". You could feed a whole bunch of starving people with that. Dumpster divers get pretty good food.

Can't these places just take the extra food to a soup kitchen and such?

 

[Darthphere]

They do, Musclesforsupes house. He randors all night long, all night, all night, all night long.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Can't these places just take the extra food to a soup kitchen and such?

Some do, but a lot of them just junk it. Even market stalls do. I got 10lbs of potatoes once for a handful of change because they guy couldn't be bothered to take them home.

 

[Addendum]

Are you kidding? Milk a week overdate is still fine for use. We never throw anything away unless its right over the edible phase- sour, furry, etc. Wastes a lot of good food otherwise.

If it has mold, I throw it out. If it's past date, I throw it out. No exceptions.

 

[Kyalesyin]

If it has mold, I throw it out. If it's past date, I throw it out. No exceptions.

They did a feature in the paper a few years ago over here- they kept food 7 days after date and tested it. I think only about 10% of the stuff was beyond using. Most things are just fine because they put so much leeway on it. Cheese can go three weeks over.

 

[Addendum]

Doesn't convince me. So I'll continue to throw out out-of-date food.

Cheers.

 

[Darthphere]

Yeah, I'm not drinking milk past the expiration date, I rather not risk it.

 

[Kyalesyin]

The most off milk will do is give you the ****s for a few hours. If it tastes ok and isn't sour, its fine.

 

[Addendum]

 

[Addendum]

The most off milk will do is give you the ****s for a few hours. If it tastes ok and isn't sour, its fine.

Having the ****s isn't a good thing, so no

 

[Darthphere]

The most off milk will do is give you the ****s for a few hours. If it tastes ok and isn't sour, its fine.

Um, yeah, id rather pay for a new gallon of milk. This is the lamest argument ive heard. "Hey its cool, youll only be ****ting your guts out for a few hours"

 

[Kyalesyin]

Um, yeah, id rather pay for a new gallon of milk. This is the lamest argument ive heard. "Hey its cool, youll only be ****ting your guts out for a few hours"

I've had it happen to me all of once, and that was when the milk was off enough to be smelling like bad cheese- about 10 days over. A day, or indeed a week over will not do you any harm, and stuff like bread is totally harmless.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Eh, for me, I know that it's okay for a few more days, but I don't really find myself in a situation where I should risk it. I can just afford new food.

 

[AndThePickles]

Yeah, I'm not drinking milk past the expiration date, I rather not risk it.

I am so super paranoid about my milk, it's crazy. I sniff it every time before I drink it. In case you can't tell, I once accidentally sipped some sour milk *gag*

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Agreed. Nothing sucks worse than finding out that you made a bad choice. It sounds cowardly and high maintenance, but I really don't care.