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

MarvelGrrl
MarvelGrrl Posts: 622 Member
edited November 2024 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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