How long is hummus good for after the sell by date?

MarvelGrrl
MarvelGrrl Posts: 622 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How long is hummus good for after the sell by date? Do sell by dates annoy the heck out of other people?

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  • ilovecereal1982
    ilovecereal1982 Posts: 1,194 Member
    I've had hummus nearly 3 weeks after the date!! I remember because I had a terrible stomach flu that week!!
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  • elizabethclaire1990
    elizabethclaire1990 Posts: 5 Member
    Hummus lasts for so long! I always eat it after its sell-by date :) You can never be certain what is a safe amount of time though because it depends on so many things like the brand/your fridge so just always be cautious.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    Sell by dates are stupid, they don't help the consumer actually know when it's safe. I end up just treating them like they're best before dates. Grocery stores aren't allowed to sell anything past a best before date... and they aren't allowed to sell past a sell by date. Logically to me they must then mean the same thing.
  • Nuke_64
    Nuke_64 Posts: 406 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    if you were ~80 years old, i would say, be careful.
    otherwise test it. open it, smell it, look at it in light, even give it a good taste.
    un opened, i would go for it if passes the test.
    /quote]

    +1. I make Hummus at home and it keeps for many weeks but that may dependant on what I put in it. As long as it looks fine, I eat eat.

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