CaspianXI@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhat's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there?message-squaremessage-square754fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1message-squareWhat's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there?CaspianXI@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square754fedilink
minus-squarebendak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYou say “not US”, can you elaborate? In the US, expiration dates mean absolutely nothing regarding food safety. I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere, though.
minus-squareGabu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoBrazil. Here, expiry dates are taken VERY seriously. Fines for selling bad food can quickly rise to hundreds of thousands of dollars per occurrence.
minus-squareFeirdro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI imagine in countries with tropical areas, expired food can kill a lot of people very quickly.
You say “not US”, can you elaborate? In the US, expiration dates mean absolutely nothing regarding food safety. I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere, though.
Brazil. Here, expiry dates are taken VERY seriously. Fines for selling bad food can quickly rise to hundreds of thousands of dollars per occurrence.
I imagine in countries with tropical areas, expired food can kill a lot of people very quickly.