Use by, best before & Sell by dates

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I thought I'd share this video which is very interesting.

Did you know that best before does not mean the product is expired or stale and it's not illegal to sell goods past its best before date?

Only Use by perishable items are illegal to sell past the use by date.

I wanted to know what you guys think? The reason is I'm a fan of shopping at salvage mart to see what items they have and they usually come with decent discounts but some items are past or really close to the best before date. A family member told me not to shop there because the items are expired.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7584500970571287828
 
As long as they tell us to keep bottled water in a cool and dry place, I call this whole thing a farce. What if water gets warm, or forbid, gets wet? Does it become toxic? And then it also has an "expiry date" after existing for billions of years!
 
Pax said:
As long as they tell us to keep bottled water in a cool and dry place, I call this whole thing a farce. What if water gets warm, or forbid, gets wet? Does it become toxic? And then it also has an "expiry date" after existing for billions of years!
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Isn’t that more an issue with the plastic it’s kept in?
 
SauRoNZA said:
Isn’t that more an issue with the plastic it’s kept in?
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General wisdom is that a sealed PET bottle of water is safe to drink even after 20 years. Only once opened, bacteria can enter. The bottle itself will not decompose for about 450 years
 
Pax said:
General wisdom is that a sealed PET bottle of water is safe to drink even after 20 years. Only once opened, bacteria can enter. The bottle itself will not decompose for about 450 years
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As example.


Polyethylene Terephthalate May Yield Endocrine Disruptors - PMC

Recent reports suggest that endocrine disruptors may leach into the contents of bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET is the main ingredient in most clear plastic containers used for beverages and condiments worldwide and has ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 
Pax said:
General wisdom is that a sealed PET bottle of water is safe to drink even after 20 years. Only once opened, bacteria can enter. The bottle itself will not decompose for about 450 years
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Yeah that doesn’t make any sense when the likes of Sodastream and such even have expiry dates and replacement intervals on their bottles.
 
B-1 said:
As example.


Polyethylene Terephthalate May Yield Endocrine Disruptors - PMC

Recent reports suggest that endocrine disruptors may leach into the contents of bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET is the main ingredient in most clear plastic containers used for beverages and condiments worldwide and has ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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A client of mine, one of the largest manufacturers of PET bottles in SA showed me tresearch saying it is false hype. According to the relevant research PET does not leach any chemicals in food.
 
Pax said:
A client of mine, one of the largest manufacturers of PET bottles in SA showed me tresearch saying it is false hype. According to the relevant research PET does not leach any chemicals in food.
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I'm sure he would. You can also find plenty of research that says it does.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Yeah that doesn’t make any sense when the likes of Sodastream and such even have expiry dates and replacement intervals on their bottles.
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Because it is a pressure vessel in that application. It may lose structural strength over many uses, therefor it has an expiry date. It is not because the PET itself deteriorates. It is due to fatigue of the material under stress.
 
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