On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:59:55 +0000 (UTC), Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:

> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>>Goomba wrote:
>>>
>>> Geesh who obsesses about expiration dates?
>>> My food doesn't seem to know how to read a calendar. A jar of mayo four
>>> months past a sell by date would be used with nary a blink.
>>
>>
>>Expiry dates are the way I figure what to donate to the food bank ;-)
>
> At my FB, sorters and packers are instructed to pitch things past the exp
> date. So please check with yours first and possibly save them the
> volunteer labor.
>
> Charlotte

i'm sure there are liability issues involved (or maybe even only
potentially involved) that food banks don't want to mess with.

your pal,
blake