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Can I still use this salt? (iili.io)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The expiration date - unless it's a different legal definition where you are from - is not really about being edible, but just signifies the guarantee the producer gives, basically "up until this date we will guarantee this product will maintain the expected quality". In this case, I think it will be them not guaranteeing that the salt won't have drawn water from the air and clumped up or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

i think what you are describing is the "best before date". the expiration date instead works as OP describes it: after the expiration the product should be tossed.

i usually see expiration dates on fish and meat. afaik honey never comes with an expiration date; the best before date is probably only relevant for the taste of the honey, not for its safety.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh, true, I did not realise "Best Before" exists in that way, due to English not being my first language. But yes, that makes a lot of sense.