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canned goods use by date

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
i have a can of plum tomatoes that i've found in the cupboard that has a date of august 2007 on, do you think it'll still be ok? its only tomatoes aint it??

or should i open it up and give it a smell

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Id just do the smell/appearance test..if its fluff-free and smells ok then itll be fine..
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It should be OK if it smells OK, but a can of tomatoes is only 40p so why don't you just throw it away?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My mam used canned/packet stuff thats dated 1999. I'm sure it'll be fine!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'd eat it if it looked ok.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    As long as it's got no Botulism bulges :p which isn't caused by foods going out of date I'm sure you'll be fine.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote: »
    It should be OK if it smells OK, but a can of tomatoes is only 40p so why don't you just throw it away?

    its in the cupboard, i wanna use it rather than just chuck it away if i can. dont like to waste food really.

    its been put off till tomorrow but i'll post my findings when i open it, unless i die from the effects.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I take no notice. I was brought up on out of date stuff. If the cans still whole and sealed, they can practically last forever in my experience.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Food in cans comes cooked and then it is irradiated to kill bacteria. You should be ok, the dates are normally BBE dates anyway.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kermit wrote: »
    It should be OK if it smells OK, but a can of tomatoes is only 40p so why don't you just throw it away?

    40p?? What sort of gourmet tinned tomatoes do You buy, mine cost about 16p.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jarvey Of Suburbia wrote: »
    40p?? What sort of gourmet tinned tomatoes do You buy, mine cost about 16p.

    LOL me too
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It will be fine for at least a decade.
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