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"Best by" dates
I have several cans of cat food (Innova, Nutro, and Whiskas) that have
been in the cupboard for quite a while (I now feed Wellness). These are all well past the "best by" dates. Should I throw them away or give them to a shelter? ---MIKE--- |
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On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 23:07:49 GMT, Dave wrote:
In message (---MIKE---) wrote: I have several cans of cat food (Innova, Nutro, and Whiskas) that have been in the cupboard for quite a while (I now feed Wellness). These are all well past the "best by" dates. Should I throw them away or give them to a shelter? Why don't you eat them? When we have food drives here, we are also asked for pet food. They suggest to give outdated food also if we have any. |
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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certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as I'd hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... When we have food drives here, we are also asked for pet food. They suggest to give outdated food also if we have any. |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:RrmGc.44101$rh.14186@okepread02... A bad practice. There is a reason they put dates on cans and packages. I certainly wouldn't donate outdated packages of cat food to a shelter as I'd hate to be responsible for causing illness for the felines. true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This should be fine to use. |
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I would not risk it.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "icarus" wrote in message ... true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This should be fine to use. |
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I would not risk it.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "icarus" wrote in message ... true but cats are very good at detecting a problem with food. they don't detect poison (i.e. rat/mice poison ) but do detect when its off. This should be fine to use. |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:RrmGc.44101$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. |
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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 17:33:51 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote: 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. I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although they probably lack some quality. |
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If you want to eat food past the expiration date then go ahead but I don't
think it is great to put a cat's health at risk by giving him/her bad food. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... I ALWAYS check cans to see that they have no bulges or leaks. If there is any doubt, I throw it out. I don't store large amounts, so if one should be outdated, it is probably by months and not years.Packaged goods are also safe beyond expiration date, although they probably lack some quality. |
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