There’s “best before” and “use by”—I now know that best before is a guideline or suggestion. Still haven’t figured out whether “use by” is meant to be an order and a warning or whether it’s just a gloomy, bullying version of “best before.”
'Use By' is an order! It indicates the food could be unsafe if eaten after the date on the label, as opposed to Best Before which is a judgement of quality that doesn't involve a consideration of its safety, only its consistency and taste. So if you ate something after a Use By date and sued the provider for food poisoning, you'd lose your case. The confusion is a reason why so much goes to waste unnecessarily.
Julia- an excellent analysis of the sorry state of things. It breaks your heart. Wonderful to create little acts of resistance- like steaming- they all stack up. Good on you!
I love gado gado! It's one of the world's greatest salads, alongside rojak, Caesar, and som tum.
There’s “best before” and “use by”—I now know that best before is a guideline or suggestion. Still haven’t figured out whether “use by” is meant to be an order and a warning or whether it’s just a gloomy, bullying version of “best before.”
'Use By' is an order! It indicates the food could be unsafe if eaten after the date on the label, as opposed to Best Before which is a judgement of quality that doesn't involve a consideration of its safety, only its consistency and taste. So if you ate something after a Use By date and sued the provider for food poisoning, you'd lose your case. The confusion is a reason why so much goes to waste unnecessarily.
Julia- an excellent analysis of the sorry state of things. It breaks your heart. Wonderful to create little acts of resistance- like steaming- they all stack up. Good on you!
Let us become thorns in the sides of fatted calves