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dipsydoodle

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52. Same already done in the UK.

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 08:46 AM

Jan 2014

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Good idea - helps those on low incomes.

From 2009 : Company selling food past its best-before date thrives in economic crisis http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/4210997/Company-selling-food-past-its-best-before-date-thrives-in-economic-crisis.html

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“Expired” food is good for you: A supermarket exec’s bold business gamble [View all] brooklynite Jan 2014 OP

American CEOs clearly have no problem with risking making poorer Americans physically sick. nt valerief Jan 2014 #1

missing the point... thesquanderer Jan 2014 #4

+1 eggplant Jan 2014 #19

one of my kids is obsessed with expiration dates and it drives me insane... WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2014 #25

I'm kind of the same way davidpdx Jan 2014 #43

Not really WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2014 #55

Having worked in the food industry for a while, I can attest... CincyDem Jan 2014 #54

My husband and sister cynzke Jan 2014 #58

And first we torture the animals by raising them in abject misery. Arugula Latte Jan 2014 #59

Agreed. Sell by does not mean use by. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2014 #57

I got the point. I also see where this can be abused, too. nt valerief Jan 2014 #61

sell by and use by are clearly different things Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #27

Nothing about food that is past it's sell date will make you sick. Codeine Jan 2014 #50

Is it thinking like this that made him a former president of Trader Joe's? WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2014 #2

More honorable establishments donate these foods to local homeless shelters. (nt) NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #3

I think many, if not most shelters . . . Brigid Jan 2014 #9

I believe that's the case around my area. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #10

It depends. I've worked with one of the nation's largest food banks. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #11

I hope that's the case now frazzled Jan 2014 #23

Exactly! This business model is making profits off robbing the poorest. Jerk. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #15

Agreed. SoapBox Jan 2014 #21

Or the Japanese research that found edible proteins in shit? That's gross! n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #22

Yikes! SoapBox Jan 2014 #29

Well, the scientist simply couldn't resist investigating it as a human food source of the future.... freshwest Jan 2014 #31

Or eating "kitty goodies" while we are out for walks! SoapBox Jan 2014 #32

Damned straght! That poo poo breath is the worst. No, the farts are worse... What was this thread freshwest Jan 2014 #34

my border collie specializes in canada goose poop grasswire Jan 2014 #36

ah a doggie with discriminating taste azurnoir Jan 2014 #41

I doubt that anyone who has ever had food poisoning . . . Brigid Jan 2014 #5

People don;t get food poisoning from expired food. Codeine Jan 2014 #51

There is SOME truth to this. Renew Deal Jan 2014 #6

Good luck to them, much food past pull dates is fine for quite a while uppityperson Jan 2014 #7

despicable reddread Jan 2014 #8

Agreed! Skimming off profit by denying those who need that food. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #17

Recalled raw beef... Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #12

He'll never get liability insurance coverage. 1 person gets sick and blames the day old twinkie, 7962 Jan 2014 #13

This is old news bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #14

Oh come on .. Lenomsky Jan 2014 #18

Well, there is junk food, and non-junk junk food bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #47

Noble! Lenomsky Jan 2014 #16

Corporate 'leaders' will stop at nothing to increase their bottom line..... democratisphere Jan 2014 #20

The guy's not an idiot MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #24

We are beyond sad when 85 people own more assets than half of the worlds population ........... MindMover Jan 2014 #28

Hmmm...people that are impoverished SoapBox Jan 2014 #33

Have you ever shopped at Trader Joe's? MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #35

Well said. I feel the same. pacalo Jan 2014 #42

It's ridiculous to assume that food becomes inedible truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #26

Well...I'm not sure exactly what types of products will be offered SoapBox Jan 2014 #30

yeah, and TJs produce is rarely decent anyway freeplessinseattle Jan 2014 #40

the chain Grocery Outlet has made its niche with near-sell-date goods grasswire Jan 2014 #37

They have excellent deals on shampoo and stuff too. LeftyMom Jan 2014 #38

I love love love Grocery Outlet!! freeplessinseattle Jan 2014 #39

We aren't all "rich" any more, there is a good market to sell into there again at the bottom. bemildred Jan 2014 #44

if enough consumer feed off the expired products bucolic_frolic Jan 2014 #48

It depends entirely on the food... sendero Jan 2014 #45

Anything with any kind of oil in it, tread carefully durablend Jan 2014 #49

I'm going to agree with you... sendero Jan 2014 #60

sell by and use by madrchsod Jan 2014 #46

Same already done in the UK. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #52

Yesterday I had mozzarella that was 1 month past the expiration-date. DetlefK Jan 2014 #53

Canned goods a few momths is fine HockeyMom Jan 2014 #56