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I'm just goin thru some old stuff,& found quite a few boxes of, bars, gels etc, whats the longest date to be safe before I get the shits..
Trial and error mate.
I've been eating some 2017 gels this week, some a touch lumpy but no repercussions.
Honey will last a long time, 2K+ years. Gels are similarly sugar rich so will also last.
I think anything desiccated ( NuuN tablets ) or very high sugar base will dry out any bacteria and hence stay in date. Similar to tomato based sauce jars, the natural acid stops bacteria mitosis.
I ate clif bars that are 4 months out of date yesterday and haven't had any repercussions yet
Thx guys, ill just av to keep my bike clips on my pyjamas..lol
I'm using Cliff bars dated last October. The Doctor's just been round the ward and says they should be fine...
I’m using Cliff bars dated last October.
Pah, they're just coming into their prime.
My gels are years out of date, I didn't even acquire them till they were being thrown out by the manufacturer, They really did come from a skip
Not found at the back of Steve's garage then? 😉
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No @The Pinkster but there were 6 tins of tomato soup, a few tins of spaghetti and a tin of spam all of which I found at the beginning of the panic buying spree. Now I haven't eaten meat in 35 years but I figured I could throw the spam at anyone who tried to take the 6 rolls of toilet roll that were also in there😊
They are all safely stored ready for the next doomsday event!
Best before is not use by.
Just an effect on quality.
Agree. BBE dates aren’t a safety thing. Have used some a couple of years past with no issues, or none more than in date ones. Some have tasted a bit peculiar, but not sure if that was age related. (@Wally, mitosis is only in eukaryotes, you mean binary fission...sorry, I’m a biologist and apparently a pedantic one at that🙄 you’d be right for fungi though)