TIL I was dating my canned goods all wrong for years

My neighbor saw me tossing out a can of beans that was 2 months past the sell by date and gave me a lecture about how those dates are just for store rotation, not safety. He pulled out a can of tomatoes from 2019 from his pantry and said he eats stuff years past date if the can is not dented or rusted. Has anyone else gotten pushback for chucking food that's just past the printed date?

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richardh443mo ago

2019 tomatoes?! That's wild, I'd be scared to open something that old.

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gibson.seth3mo ago

Nah I cracked a 2018 jar last week and it was fine.

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