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Topic	how do you know if margarine has gone bad?
willythemailboy 08/23/25 8:55:51 PM #11:	captpackrat posted... The best before date is just that: they guarantee the freshness and taste of the product until that date. After that, it may still be perfectly fine, they just no longer guarantee it. It's not an expiration date. If it smells alright, and there's no obvious mold or discoloration or anything, it's probably fine. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so if it tastes good, then go ahead and eat it. A "best before" date or anything like that is only valid if the product hasn't been opened. That said, the margarine is probably fine as you said, although it does bring into question whether a product that can sit in a refrigerator for 8 years without spoiling can technically be classified as food. --- There are four lights. <cite>willythemailboy posted [p:986188198] in how do you... [t:81031053]...</cite> <quote>captpackrat posted... </cite><quote>The best before date is just that: they guarantee the freshness and taste of the product until that date. After that, it may still be perfectly fine, they just no longer guarantee it. It's not an expiration date.If it smells alright, and there's no obvious mold or discoloration or anything, it's probably fine. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so if it tastes good, then go ahead and eat it.</quote>A "best before" date or anything like that is only valid if the product hasn't been opened.That said, the margarine is probably fine as you said, although it does bring into question whether a product that can sit in a refrigerator for 8 years without spoiling can technically be classified as food. --- There are four lights.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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