@fesshole@mastodon.social
I've just ate a microwave meal out my freezer which expired 9 years ago. Currently still fine.
@TheMNWolf@furry.engineer
@fesshole@mastodon.social In the US, only milk is required to have an expiration date printed on it. All other "best by" dates are nothing more than a guess about how long it will take for the food to be of optimal quality. An example of this is canned pasta, which slowly absorbs the liquid over time causing the sauce to become thicker and the noodles to become mushier. Still perfectly safe to eat, just less pleasant to do so.