"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:RrmGc.44101$rh.14186@okepread02...
A bad practice. There is a reason they put dates on cans and packages. I
certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as
I'd
hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines.


true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't
detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This
should be fine to use.