A couple of weeks ago I was helping a local food pantry by sorting through donations—checking for expiration dates, package damage, etc. I’m not entirely sure where the donations came from, but it was a wild variety of canned goods, staples, snacks and outright junk food. (We don’t, apparently judge.)
WRT expiration dates, if they were prior to the next
distribution (which was last Thursday), they were shelved. If on the cusp or
slightly beyond (depending on the type of food), they were passed on to the
local shelter for our unhoused neighbors. If beyond the beyond, they were
tossed.
(The most out-of-date was something with an expiration year
of 2014.)
The most interesting thing that passed through my hands was
this packet of instant hazelnut mocha latte. Interesting because it’s
apparently infused with collagen and protein, and that kind of scares me.
It was out-of-date, so I binned it.
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