are not the expiration or use-by dates responsible for much of the food mess... for nothing since most foods are still good to eat for days or even weeks after this date?
Some people are very strict (paranoid?) On this, and go so far as not to eat anything the day before the date ... I don't mind that and I recently, to "see", ate an expired yogurt over 2 1/2 months!
I am not dead nor even sick!
Obviously this yogurt remained closed and cool (lost in the bottom of the fridge in fact and it was just a little more creamy than a fresh one).
Be careful not to confuse the cold chain with the expiration date: a food whose date is still ok which has been "warm" can be very dangerous!
Also you have to be quite strict on certain foods (as much on the date as the cold chain): fish and meats because there it can be fatal ! Reminds me one day of having eaten cream herring only 2 or 3 days old (and already open) and did not feel good at all after ... was it cream or herring no idea ...
That's good I almost do not miss any more meat ...
Here is the article: http://www.ledauphine.com/vaucluse/2013 ... -consommer on the other hand, I have a doubt about the legality of their business ... selling only expired products should not please the DASS very much ... and why should a convenience store not be subject to the same laws as the mass market?
Many of us, opening our cupboards, realize that the date written on a packet of cookies, a tin can or a bottle of soda has passed. So if in doubt, throw it out. However, if the precautionary principle is commendable for certain products such as meat or dairy products, you should know that others, called “dry”, can be consumed up to 10 years after the date indicated on the packaging!
50 to 70% cheaper than in supermarkets
This is the message that Amandine Salvador and Jean-Marc Terragno want to get across. These Carpentrassiens open Wednesday March 27 “food destocking”, understand a brand that resells these products whose date has passed, but which are completely consumable, at discounted prices. “The first month, I think we will have to explain to customers well that no, they will not get sick if they drink a soda from 2011 or if they eat a can from 2010. These products are not expired "explains the young woman.
Once the preconceived ideas are broken, it is a safe bet that the concept quickly finds its place. Because the products sold will be from -50 to -70% cheaper than in supermarkets. “Big box stores cannot sell products whose deadline has passed. Often, they sort through before the deadline arrives. They donate these products to associations such as the Red Cross, Catholic Relief, etc. Then, when the date has passed, we buy these products from these associations. "
But this food destocking sign is not a social store. “It's open to everyone. There is no quota, no registration. We will come to our place as we go to any supermarket, ”says the couple.
Fruit and vegetables coming soon
On the shelves of Amandine and Jean-Marc, products whose date has passed, but not only. “We also sell products that have been banned from supermarkets because of a labeling error, a defective pallet. For example, if madeleines are slightly crushed, the supermarkets will not sell them. We do. "
If Wednesday the products offered will be mainly cleaning products, drugstores, bottles of fruit juice, sodas, beers, wine, and all kinds of canned goods, pastries and frozen foods, Jean-Marc Terragno will also be offering fruit and vegetables in a few months. "From local producers," they say.
“Destock Prim” opens Wednesday March 27, at 1 899 chemin de Saint-Gens, in Carpentras. Open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 to 19 p.m., and Sunday from 9 to 12:30 p.m.