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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 23:15:01 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote: 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. I've never fed her bad food yet. She eats Iams light + hairball and Some Fancy Feast for treats.My message was that when we have "food drives" here, we are asked to empty our cupboards of outdated food. (Did not say I had any) The only thing that seems to get outdated in my cupboard is dry spaghetti. I buy it but never seem to get around to cooking it -- |
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On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 23:15:01 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote: 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. I've never fed her bad food yet. She eats Iams light + hairball and Some Fancy Feast for treats.My message was that when we have "food drives" here, we are asked to empty our cupboards of outdated food. (Did not say I had any) The only thing that seems to get outdated in my cupboard is dry spaghetti. I buy it but never seem to get around to cooking it -- |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:cTAGc.46535$rh.11597@okepread02...
Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans for a reason. Most certainly - Since I have examined and tested canned foods that are many many years past the expiration date I know whereof I speak. Some years ago, (I won't bother to admit it has been multiple decades) I was fed C-rations by the US Government that had been packaged over 20 years earlier in canned form. They tasted horrible - but they were perfectly safe. My bet is they tasted horrible the day they were canned so nothing much had really changed. I have reviewed analyticals on canned foods that were over a decade old, well beyond any expiration date. The nutrient values remained within 10% of the original canning product. I have access to a "library" of canned products going back to the early 50's. Unless the seal is broken and some bacteria gets into the can, something you will note in a "bulged" can lid and likely smell immediately when you open it, the chance of any harm at all is extremely remote. |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:cTAGc.46535$rh.11597@okepread02...
Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans for a reason. Most certainly - Since I have examined and tested canned foods that are many many years past the expiration date I know whereof I speak. Some years ago, (I won't bother to admit it has been multiple decades) I was fed C-rations by the US Government that had been packaged over 20 years earlier in canned form. They tasted horrible - but they were perfectly safe. My bet is they tasted horrible the day they were canned so nothing much had really changed. I have reviewed analyticals on canned foods that were over a decade old, well beyond any expiration date. The nutrient values remained within 10% of the original canning product. I have access to a "library" of canned products going back to the early 50's. Unless the seal is broken and some bacteria gets into the can, something you will note in a "bulged" can lid and likely smell immediately when you open it, the chance of any harm at all is extremely remote. |
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How can you simply bet a cat's life on this. You may not think much of your
life but I don't think cats should be made to suffer because you insist on putting their lives at risk. They put expiration dates on cans for a reason but this seems to be lost on you. -- 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 "Steve Crane" wrote in message om... Most certainly - Since I have examined and tested canned foods that are many many years past the expiration date I know whereof I speak. Some years ago, (I won't bother to admit it has been multiple decades) I was fed C-rations by the US Government that had been packaged over 20 years earlier in canned form. They tasted horrible - but they were perfectly safe. My bet is they tasted horrible the day they were canned so nothing much had really changed. I have reviewed analyticals on canned foods that were over a decade old, well beyond any expiration date. The nutrient values remained within 10% of the original canning product. I have access to a "library" of canned products going back to the early 50's. Unless the seal is broken and some bacteria gets into the can, something you will note in a "bulged" can lid and likely smell immediately when you open it, the chance of any harm at all is extremely remote. |
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How can you simply bet a cat's life on this. You may not think much of your
life but I don't think cats should be made to suffer because you insist on putting their lives at risk. They put expiration dates on cans for a reason but this seems to be lost on you. -- 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 "Steve Crane" wrote in message om... Most certainly - Since I have examined and tested canned foods that are many many years past the expiration date I know whereof I speak. Some years ago, (I won't bother to admit it has been multiple decades) I was fed C-rations by the US Government that had been packaged over 20 years earlier in canned form. They tasted horrible - but they were perfectly safe. My bet is they tasted horrible the day they were canned so nothing much had really changed. I have reviewed analyticals on canned foods that were over a decade old, well beyond any expiration date. The nutrient values remained within 10% of the original canning product. I have access to a "library" of canned products going back to the early 50's. Unless the seal is broken and some bacteria gets into the can, something you will note in a "bulged" can lid and likely smell immediately when you open it, the chance of any harm at all is extremely remote. |
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Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Cathy "Cat Protector" wrote in message news:zQ%Gc.58014$rn1.512@okepread07... How can you simply bet a cat's life on this. You may not think much of your life but I don't think cats should be made to suffer because you insist on putting their lives at risk. They put expiration dates on cans for a reason but this seems to be lost on you. "Steve Crane" wrote in message om... Most certainly - Since I have examined and tested canned foods that are many many years past the expiration date I know whereof I speak. Some years ago, (I won't bother to admit it has been multiple decades) I was fed C-rations by the US Government that had been packaged over 20 years earlier in canned form. They tasted horrible - but they were perfectly safe. My bet is they tasted horrible the day they were canned so nothing much had really changed. I have reviewed analyticals on canned foods that were over a decade old, well beyond any expiration date. The nutrient values remained within 10% of the original canning product. I have access to a "library" of canned products going back to the early 50's. Unless the seal is broken and some bacteria gets into the can, something you will note in a "bulged" can lid and likely smell immediately when you open it, the chance of any harm at all is extremely remote. |
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