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RE: Best Before, But not bad after!
I hold a food handler's certificate, and 'best before' means (in most cases) nutritional value, flavor, etc... decreases after that date. In some cases, such as meats, it gets a bit touchier, and you would want to use it asap, or freeze it immediately. There is also 'sell by' date, which is similar. I've used (personal use) plenty of things that were way past the date. Things in cans last forever, but the taste goes downhill after a year or two....
thats why they have this "Best before, but not bad after" date. where I come from they are not allowed to sell food that have passed the "best before" date.. they should give the expired food to the people in need and not throw it in the dumpster..
In France, it's the law to give it away, not throw it away. But, you can see how helpful it is marketing-wise to convince people food can't be eaten after that date; it makes people buy more.
great! yes we live in a "Eat, Sleep, Consume, Repeat"- capitalist society... only to benefit the elite