Display Until

[V8mate]

On Saturday 31st July I bought a pack of fresh Tesco* Finest quarter-pound beefburgers with a Display Until/Use By date of 13 August on them.

WTF?

That is all.








*I have to use Tesco twice a year as they are the only supermarket which sell the right size bin liners for my kitchen bin. Sorry.

[Simpo Two]

V8mate said:

On Saturday 31st July I bought a pack of fresh Tesco* Finest quarter-pound beefburgers with a Display Until/Use By date of 13 August on them.

You'd better take them back. They have to be displayed until 13 August!

[OllieWinchester]

I don't get it, am I missing something? Doesn't most food stuff have a use by/display until/consume before date on it?

[wattsie_2004]

OllieWinchester said:

I don't get it, am I missing something? Doesn't most food stuff have a use by/display until/consume before date on it?

They are fresh, but last for a fortnight? Preservative/Nitrogen/Vacuum Packed possibly?

[V8mate]

Exactly. Not only are they fresh meat, but ground meat, thereby maximising the degradation potential of the meat's surface.

[CinqAbarth]

Can't see the problem.

'Primal' cuts of beef last up to 28 days in their vac-packs, so 14 days on burgers with a high meat content isn't exactly a surprise.