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Best Before Date

Dave81

Mama Doe
I have some Supreme Recovery Plus which has a best before date for the back end of November.

How much longer after that date would you be prepared to use it? I know it won't have gone off but unsure as to how long to keep it for.
 
"best before" is different to "use by".

"best before" is just a suggestion that whatever it is - human or animal - it's probably fresher and tastier if used before a certain date. Therefore, I'd still use it after the "best before" date.

"use by" well that really depends on what it is. I've eaten yogurts a full 2 weeks after their "use by" date and had no ill effects whatsoever. However, fresh packaged meat kept in the fridge I would either use or throw away (or freeze to be eaten within 2 weeks after freezing it) within a few short days of the "use by" date, knowing what can lurk in meat.

Generally speaking (from a human consumption point of view) I disregard all dates, be they "best before" or "use by" - I have a nose and if the food smells and looks okay, then it will be okay to eat :)
 
Is it the powder stuff that you mix up?

I would put it in the freezer if it was unopened. That's what I did with Burgess recovery food after being recommended to do it on here and also checking with burgess :)
 
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