My neighbor tossed a whole rotisserie chicken because it was 2 days old

I was helping my neighbor carry in groceries last Tuesday and spotted their trash had a full rotisserie chicken in it. They said they bought it Monday and by Wednesday morning they figured it was bad. I opened it up, it smelled fine and looked fine, so I took it home and had it for dinner. Made me wonder how many people are tossing perfectly good food just because of a date on the package. Has anyone else run into this with friends or family who toss things way too early?

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caseyl182d ago

Right there with you. It's like people are scared to trust their own senses anymore and just follow arbitrary numbers on a package.

quinn5823d ago

I used to be one of those people who tossed things as soon as the date passed, but you're making me rethink that. A few months ago my daughter told me I was wasting money and showed me how to actually check if food is still good by smelling and looking at it. I tested her theory with some yogurt that was a week past its date and it was perfectly fine. Now I'm a lot more careful about tossing things unless they actually smell or look bad.