A lot of people confuse 'best before' with 'use by'.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:19, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

it's personal taste innit
if it has gone a funny colour, or had a bit of a crust around the sides of the jar or something, it will make me retch.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:20, Reply)

And both are meaningless
to anyone with more common sense than a labrador.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:20, Reply)

I agree with this
However, according to Bob Martin, a food safety expert at the FSA:
“It's tempting just to give your food a sniff to see if you think it's gone off, but food bugs like E. coli and salmonella don't cause food to smell off, even when they may have grown to dangerous levels. So food could look and smell fine but still be harmful.”
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:24, Reply)

doesn't he make pet food?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:25, Reply)

Precisely, so if anyone should know, it's him.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:26, Reply)

I had e coli once
so I'm a bit dubious when it comes to meat.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:25, Reply)

It's mustard
Good luck to anything trying to grow in that.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 29 Jul 2013, 10:28, Reply)