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0 pointsjustin666y ago0 comments

> specifically takes and distributed safely edible but past best-by or sell-by date food

It'd be interesting to know how they make that determination. The food bank around here tells people not to donate expired items (and has once or twice shared photos of the truly ancient stuff people sometimes donate) but it just occurred to me that I don't know whether they automatically throw that stuff away, evaluate everything individually, or what.

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sokoloff6y ago· 1 in thread

The one I support takes cans mostly from the commercial and grocery food distribution channels and uses money to move them.

If the canned food’s sell/best by was last month and it was pulled from channel because of that, it’s obviously perfectly safe.

justin66OP6y ago

Yeah, I can't imagine month old cans would ever be a problem. What you describe is an effective way to use those cans that are no longer saleable but still in good shape. Working with charities is probably a very effective way for businesses to get very recently expired inventory off the books.

I can see why those same charities might institute a rule about no expired goods from the general public, however.

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