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BR14 replied

4 December 2017, 23:07
i worked as a volunteer in a free food station for homeless people a few years ago.
we more or less begged local supermarkets for their <past best by date> food.
still perfectly edible, and gave a lot of people a better winter.
these dates are legal disclaimers, not about the viability of the food.
commonsense should tell you when something is not fit to eat FFS!
This should be encouraged everywhere .

rant over
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DimPrawn replied

4 December 2017, 21:40
Originally posted by tomtomagain View Post

... So this isn't even remotely BREXIT related.

It's not even a "Bad news" story.

?

Post Brexit food.

Yum, bring on Brexit!
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Mordac replied

4 December 2017, 21:05
Originally posted by Hobosapien View Post

Wrong. It's a reminder that post brexit apocalypse you can survive by raiding the back of the cupboard for old tins. They'll be same as new tins but without the post brexit import tariff.

You'll be fine, at least you can eat your dog...
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Hobosapien replied

4 December 2017, 12:30
Originally posted by tomtomagain View Post

... So this isn't even remotely BREXIT related...

Wrong. It's a reminder that post brexit apocalypse you can survive by raiding the back of the cupboard for old tins. They'll be same as new tins but without the post brexit import tariff.
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tomtomagain replied

4 December 2017, 11:43
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Supermarket chain to sell food up to a month past its ‘Best Before’ date in attempt to slash waste

Enjoy!

... So this isn't even remotely BREXIT related.

It's not even a "Bad news" story.

Merely a well placed PR piece by a regional Co-op under the guise of tackling "Food waste".

They are selling dried food, such as pasta and rice, at 10p if it's past its sell-by date.

Come on? Who hasn't got a cupboard full of food that is several years past-due?
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Hobosapien replied

4 December 2017, 09:14
Took them long enough. Barry was making millions selling the stuff abroad in Auf Wiedersehen Pet about 15 years ago.

Food banks will have to lower their interest rate to compete.
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BrilloPad replied

4 December 2017, 08:29
About time. None of the stuff being sold is unsafe.
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northernladyuk replied

4 December 2017, 07:49
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Supermarket chain to sell food up to a month past its ‘Best Before’ date in attempt to slash waste

Enjoy!

At least they have chlorinated the chicken.
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greenlake replied

4 December 2017, 00:48
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Supermarket chain to sell food up to a month past its ‘Best Before’ date in attempt to slash waste

Enjoy!
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4 December 2017, 00:33
Welcome to pre-Brexit Britain

Supermarket chain to sell food up to a month past its ‘Best Before’ date in attempt to slash waste

Enjoy!
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