Usually the sell by date, but it is still a good guide to when it is ok to eat the food. If it's too long after the sell-by date, it probably won't be good anymore.
The dates stamped on canned goods should indicate what they mean. The print will say, 'sell by' or 'use by' or 'best before' and so on, depending on food legislation in your area.
It's 'use by'
Wendy's the restaurant uses "Heinz Tomato Ketchup"
They use yummy tomatoes.
Henry J. heinz. it says on the bottle 1876. & that's why. that's when heinz came out. i wont use any other type of ketchup but heinz. I DONT LIKE HUNTS AT ALL!
I use it all the time on food It is for FOOD
It's always best to dispose of food items past their sell by date. In the case of English Mustard, my favorite, I'd get rid of it not long after - a couple of months would be fine, but a year is pushing it.
That's my theory as well...
They don't use mayo., they use McChicken sauce.
In theory you can use anything after the sell by date. It just isn't recommended.
Sell-by is the date the store is supposed to be responsible for getting rid of it by. Use-by is the date guranteed safe to eat by, but they are supposed to be moddest and last beyond the expiration date (the use-by date).
This depends entirely on the ketchup. Heinz normal ketchup contains tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt, herbs and spices. Many strict vegans don't consider normal sugar to be vegan because it is refined with bone char. "The FDA has set a standard of identity for ketchup that does not permit the use of any animal products. Any deviation from this standard of identity would mean that the product could no longer be called ketchup [or be] sold legally under the name ketchup." Click on the related link below for the source -
The date by which the manufacturer or shop should have sold the goods. After this date they should not be on the shelves for sale. This sell by date is NOT a use by date. The use by date tells the customer not to use the product after this date because it is now no longer fit to use. This is particularly important for medicines and perishable foodstuff.
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