From canned tomatoes to refrigerated condiments, there are plenty of foods that are safe to eat after a best-before date.
When you find a product in your kitchen with an expired best-before date, your first instinct might be to toss it. But depending on the type of food, it may still be perfectly fine to eat even if it’s past its so-called prime.
“Best-before dates are wildly misunderstood. They are not expiry dates. They refer to a product’s peak freshness,” said Lori Nikkel, CEO of the food rescue non-profit Second Harvest, in the report. “Eliminating best-before dates would prevent safe, consumable food from being thrown out and save Canadians money on their grocery bills.”
What is the difference between expiry dates and best-before dates? Although sometimes we treat them as the same, best-before date and expiry dates have different meanings on food packages. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency only requires expiration dates on certain foods that have strict nutritional and compositional specifications, which could be compromised after the date.
Is it still safe to eat something past the best-before date? It depends on the type of food. If you store foods properly, many fresh foods like eggs, milk and yogurt can be safely eaten soon after their best-before dates have expired. Many packaged foods such as crackers, cookies, canned soup and tinned tuna can be eaten safely long after the best-before date.
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