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You ate yogurt that was past its due date How much trouble are you in?
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∙ 13y ago
Probably none. Due dates tend to be conservative, and many foods if they are properly stored are good beyond their recommended due date. Yogurt, on account of its acidity, actually has a very long shelf life in a refrigerator. As long as you didn't see any discoloration, like blue-tinge, then it wasn't spoiled by mold. I think you'll be just fine. Even if you ate the blue-tinge it would only give you some diarrhea.
AnswerWhile it's not a good idea to be consuming expired food products, if you've consumed an expired product and haven't experienced any vomiting or other symptoms of food poisoning, you're probably alright.The date stamped on the container is usually a "sell by" date, which means that stores aren't allowed to sell the product after such a date. The product tends to be good and completely safe for at least a week afterward, assuming it was properly stored.
There are also "best before" dates on products. Consuming a product shortly after this date may mean that the product might not taste as good (chips might taste a bit stale), but should not cause any food poisoning.
If it was an actual "expiration date", yes, you probably should have tossed it away. However, the conditions that a product is stored under can affect its shelf life. So supposing your refrigerator is at a cold setting, the product's real life may have been extended.
Under any of these conditions, consuming a product two or three days after its expiration date is probably not going to do you any harm. Food doesn't just magically sour and turn poisonous on midnight of its stamped date. Was it just a day or three past the sell-by date, or was it weeks and weeks past it's prime? Did the yogurt smell or look at all different? If it didn't or you've made it through the night without cramping, diarrhea, or a fever, you probably don't have anything to worry about.
Food manufacturers are probably encouraged to use the "sell by" dates on products, as it builds in a significant safety window after which the product may or may not be good. Consumers probably also discard such products almost immediately after these sell-by dates, even though they're likely safe for several days to several weeks past this date. The result is that consumers buy more food and that manufacturers have a very low chance of selling spoiled products to the consumer.
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Can you eat yogurt past the expiration date?
As a physician, and someone who loves yogurt, I have looked into this quite carefully. I have explained what I have learned below - I hope that you will find it helpful.Yes, it is perfectly safe to eat yogurt after the date stamped on the container, unless you notice signs of spoilage, such as a bluish-green tinge or a particularly sour smell or taste. This usually doesn't happen until quite some time after the date stamped on the container, so it is usually quite safe to consume yogurt for a good while after this date. In fact, this date is usually just a 'sell by' date indicating that the store must discard the product if not sold by that date. (This date is usually not a 'best before' date or 'expiry date' unless listed as such. If it is a 'best before' date, the product is again, usually quite safe to consume after the date, but it may taste a bit different - chips may taste a bit stale after this date, yogurt may taste a bit more sour after a 'best before' date. If it is an 'expiry date', you shouldn't really consume the product after that date - an expiry date is the date after which something in the product goes off, and is not as safe to consume.) However, this date is usually a 'sell by' date, as mentioned above, and yogurt most often lasts for some time after this date - usually for 2 to 3 weeks after this date.Yogurt is made from milk which is pretreated to ensure that the only bacteria left in the yogurt are not harmful, and are simply 'good bacteria'. This helps to ensure that yogurt has quite a long shelf life, because harmful bacteria are not acting on the yogurt while it is waiting to be consumed. Also, yogurt is high in acidity, so this helps to extend the shelf life of the product. Yogurt usually lasts a good two to three weeks beyond the date on the package, unless you notice signs of spoilage which would indicate otherwise (such as an more than usual sour taste/smell, or a bluish-green tinge on the surface of the yogurt) . You may notice some differences over time (if the yogurt is left in the refrigerator up to or shortly after the date on the container), but these are not signs of spoilage, or of anything that would cause you harm. Usually, the yogurt will develop some extra cracks in the surface over time, and it will develop a bit of extra yellowish liquid (the whey, or lactoserum) on the surface. Whey or lactoserum is harmless, and it actually contains a lot of the nutrients - most manufacturers note that if this is present, it should be stirred into the yogurt before consuming it, to ensure that you get the full nutritional value from the product. (I don't do this - I prefer to pour off the whey, and then, if needed, I just whisk in some extra cold water to adjust the texture.) Commercial yogurt doesn't develop this lactoserum right away, because it is treated to prevent the bacteria within the yogurt from forming any whey or lactoserum. (Homemade yogurt, which is not treated in this way, tends to develop whey or lactoserum quite rapidly, within a few days of preparation, and this too is just natural, and not at all harmful.) consumed. (However, if you do consume yogurt with this sour taste/smell or even yogurt with a bluish-tinge (indicating mold formation), the worst that will happen is a slight tummy-ache and perhaps some diarrhexa, and these are self-limiting, and resolve harmlessly without any sequelae, usually within 12 to 24 hours.The date on yogurt, and on most food products, is a 'sell by' date unless otherwise specified. This is a date after which the store must remove the product from the shelves - but the product is not spoiled, and can still be consumed safely for quite some time after that date. If the date is listed as a 'best before' date, then the product may change slightly in colour, texture or taste, but it is usually still able to be consumed safely for a while past that date. For example, chips may taste a bit stale after the best before date, but they are still safe for consumption. If the date on the product is an 'expiry date', then the product should not be consumed after that date - an 'expiry date' indicates that after that specified time, some component(s) of the product becomes unsafe for consumption.At any rate, yogurt is a product with a long shelf life which can usually be very safely consumed for around 2 weeks after the date listed on the package, which is usually a 'sell by' date unless otherwise noted. It may change slightly in that there may be some whey or lactoserum on top of the yogurt, and the yogurt may have some surface cracks. These changes do not indicate any harm at all - in fact, most of the nutrients in the yogurt are in the lactoserum / whey, so it is often recommended that this liquid be stirred into the yogurt prior to consumption. The product is not safe for consumption if a particularly sour taste or smell, or a bluish-green tinge, are noted. If this is the case, the yogurt has gone off. The sour taste or smell is produced by the 'good bacteria' which live in the yogurt - it is a result of the byproducts of bacterial action on the yogurt, and it can be noted after the bacteria have had some time to act on the yogurt. The bluish-green tinge is an indicator that mold has begun to grow on or in the yogurt. Consumption of 'bad yogurt' though, usually does not result in serious consequences - mild diarrhea and nausea (a 'bad tummy') may occur, but these symptoms are most often self-limiting and should subside in 12 to 24 hours.
What is the past tense of date?
Dated is the past tense of date.
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w it would be good well after the date. if it was frozen in the the freezer, it has to be good! like, people freeze meat and stuff after the date, so it has to be good... (well at least i think) i ate one a month after and it taste exactly the same
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While the National Dairy Council recommends a one-week refrigerated shelf life for yogurt, both Dannon and Stonyfield Farm imply a much longer life. Both clearly state the stamped date is not the date that the yogurt will "expire" or "go bad." It's more of an optimum eating period.As long as yogurt is properly refrigerated and it looks, smells and tastes good and there are no visible signs of mold or discoloration, the yogurt remains safe to eat.So if a container of yogurt gets hidden for a week or two behind that giant jar of pickled eggs in your refrigerator, you have no cause for alarm. Just remember your food is not intended to become a science experiment.It should be OK for up to a week past the sell-by date, if properly stored.
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