• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    21 hours ago

    I understand in some cases it may be wasteful, but I’m super strict about expiration dates. Food poisoning is truly awful, and I don’t fuck around. All that barfing, shidding, and farding.

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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      20 hours ago

      It is wasteful, the expiration date is very conservative. You can push it 20% or more for sealed, correctly stored items. Just check for signs of rot or mold.

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        19 hours ago

        Which is cheaper — composting food after its expiration date, or the copay at the doctors office when you get food poisoning?

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          4 hours ago

          You go to the doctor for food poisoning? What are they gonna do besides tell you that you have food poisoning and send you home?

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          19 hours ago

          Depends on a lot of factors. When I consider grocery prices in the Czech Republic, our food safety standards, sick leave conditions and healthcare costs, I’d say I might get food poisoning 0-2 times in my life for $25 each while saving at least $30 per year.

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          20 hours ago

          The risk is worth it, I will probably never get food poisoning (as long as I’m careful when foraging) and I’m healthy overall so my body would take it well. I can’t imagine store-bought food pushed to less than +50% of its shelf life with no signs of decay will do permanent harm. I guess a week off work can be a problem if you’re in America? I feed old food to chickens instead if it goes stale or unappetizing so I never really waste any anyway.

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            20 hours ago

            I’m not discouraging you or any one else to be more flexible about them, I’m just saying I have my limitations on the matter.