I got a good deal on a 3.5 pound bag of Swedish Fish, but they’re “best by” Nov 14.
So which will make me sicker? Eating them all within a week, or eating them after they go bad.
I got a good deal on a 3.5 pound bag of Swedish Fish, but they’re “best by” Nov 14.
So which will make me sicker? Eating them all within a week, or eating them after they go bad.
“best by” isn’t an expiration date, it’s just a product suggestion.
Only a very few things, like baby food, have an actual expiration date that’s meaningful.
Treat them like any other food. If it looks fine, smells fine, feels fine and tastes fine, it’s probably fine.
They’re basically entirely sugar, so the biggest worry is going to be drying out, not spoiling.