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Foods you can safely eat past the expiration date

Now that you know the ins and outs of food packaging dates, it's also important to remember that not all foods are unsafe to consume after the indicated expiration date. Manufacturers aren't even required by law to date their products, except for infant formula. But they almost always do so, in order to give consumers a general guideline that usually corresponds to the time period that their foods are still at peak quality. That being said, here are 15 foods you can safely eat past the expiration date (as long as they don't have any funky smells or textures).

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