They got me again

[Anthony5]

2 weeks ago at a big supermarket chain on Pattaya klang, I bought Germinated brown rice ( also called GABA rice) because it was in promotion.

 

Today I opened the vacuum sealed package and right away noticed a fouls smell.

 

On the seal it say mfg 240858, so clearly the rice was 14 months old .

 

I look it up and brown rice has a shelf life of 6-8 months.

 

http://www.eatbydate.com/grains/rice-shelf-life-expiration-date/

 

So why are big supermarkets in this country still allowed to sell expired goods, and so scam their customers?

 

Be warned next time you buy rice, because it may well be expired, and they don't give a damn.

[billd766]

Why did you not check the expiry date at the supermarket before you bought it?

 

If you had, you would not have bought it, and it would have given you an excuse to bash the manager at the supermarket.

 

 

[NanLaew]

Was it 'in promotion' or was it red-tagged (reduced price) because it was near or past the expiration date?

 

Consumer protection is in its infancy in LOS (some say it is still-born) so as always, caveat emptor applies.

[RaggaTwin]

My wife and in laws wouldn't worry about rotten, stinking, fetid rice.  In fact, I don't think they'd even notice.

[Anthony5]

32 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Why did you not check the expiry date at the supermarket before you bought it?

 

If you had, you would not have bought it, and it would have given you an excuse to bash the manager at the supermarket.

 

 

 

Yes I should have checked when I purchased, but I was actually of the assumption that all rice has a shelf life of several years, so I was surprised today to learn that brown rice has such a limited shelf life compared to white. So even if I had noticed the date at prurchase, I probably may have thought nothing about it.

10 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Was it 'in promotion' or was it red-tagged (reduced price) because it was near or past the expiration date?

 

Consumer protection is in its infancy in LOS (some say it is still-born) so as always, caveat emptor applies.

 

It was clearly in promotion, yellow price tag, but I believe that food should never be allowed to be sold 6 months beyond expiry date, whatever tag they may stick to it.

[Anthony5]

In fact I cooked the rice already, before I got suspicious and checked the shelf life, so would it do harm if I would eat it?

[lopburi3]

If you read your source you will see that it refers to "use by date" not production (mfg) date.  There is no use by date required here but if there were it would not be the production date.

[Anthony5]

2 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

If you read your source you will see that it refers to "use by date" not production (mfg) date.  There is no use by date required here but if there were it would not be the production date.

Yes it says 6-8 dates past printed date, which means the rice shelf life ended end of April this year.

[lopburi3]

That is for rice in western countries where an expiration date is required to be printed.  The expiration date would never be the date made.  Expect it is likely a year later but do not have access to any such rice to check.

[Anthony5]

4 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

That is for rice in western countries where an expiration date is required to be printed.  The expiration date would never be the date made.  Expect it is likely a year later but do not have access to any such rice to check.

 

The article has nothing to do with western countries or what the expiry date should be, it clearly stats.

 

                                                                        

How Long Does Rice Last?

[lopburi3]

I am sorry you can not understand - I hope this information from you link helps - once again what is being stated is the time it can be safely used after the normal "use by" date has passed.

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When you purchase food items at your local grocery store, you may notice a printed sell by date, use by dateor best before date on the packaging and wonder just what that date really means. Here at Eat By Date we are doing our best to make sure that you, the conscious consumer, are fully informed about the true shelf life of the most popular food items. As we have learned, most food is still edible after their printed expiration dates have passed.

 For brown rice in sealed package that would likely be one to two years from "mfg date".  So in package not exposed to air it should be good for 1.5 to 2.5 years.  Much less than white rice but still long enough to make the trip to customer and still have a shelf life.

[joeyg]

1 hour ago, Anthony5 said:

In fact I cooked the rice already, before I got suspicious and checked the shelf life, so would it do harm if I would eat it?

Safer than eating putrified, burnt carrion for sure.

[joeyg]

22 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

I am sorry you can not understand - I hope this information from you link helps - once again what is being stated is the time it can be safely used after the normal "use by" date has passed.

 For brown rice in sealed package that would likely be one to two years from "mfg date".  So in package not exposed to air it should be good for 1.5 to 2.5 years.  Much less than white rice but still long enough to make the trip to customer and still have a shelf life.

Key word "likely" try 6 months.  I only eat brown black or red rice and store it in the freezer.  https://www.rallyhealth.com/the-real-shelf-life-of-pantry-items-when-to-pay-attention-to-expiration-dates/

[blackcab]

I rather think it is going to hurt like fire after you run to the toilet. 

[fruitman]

23 hours ago, RaggaTwin said:

My wife and in laws wouldn't worry about rotten, stinking, fetid rice.  In fact, I don't think they'd even notice.

 

Once i went to kanchanaburi for a jungle-weekend with 15 thai. One of them knew a great restaurant along the road so we stopped there and ordered loads of food. When the rice was served it smelled foul so they asked the waitress how old it was. Not old she said, she cooked it yesterday and left it in the cooker all night.

 

So she was ordered to cook us fresh rice while all the sidedishes were getting cold. I refused to eat anything in that place and was happy with my huge bag of breadrolls from the BKK-bakery i brought just in case.

 

Last week i bought eggs in the 711 inside the moobaan. The expirydate was next day, i showed it to the staff who said "mai pen lai" and put it back on the shelf! I'll never go back to that 711.

[whiteman]

On 17/11/2016 at 0:52 PM, Anthony5 said:

In fact I cooked the rice already, before I got suspicious and checked the shelf life, so would it do harm if I would eat it?

feed it to your dogs if you don't have any then give it to a friend that does 

[billd766]

9 hours ago, fruitman said:

 

Once i went to kanchanaburi for a jungle-weekend with 15 thai. One of them knew a great restaurant along the road so we stopped there and ordered loads of food. When the rice was served it smelled foul so they asked the waitress how old it was. Not old she said, she cooked it yesterday and left it in the cooker all night.

 

So she was ordered to cook us fresh rice while all the sidedishes were getting cold. I refused to eat anything in that place and was happy with my huge bag of breadrolls from the BKK-bakery i brought just in case.

 

Last week i bought eggs in the 711 inside the moobaan. The expirydate was next day, i showed it to the staff who said "mai pen lai" and put it back on the shelf! I'll never go back to that 711.

 

Who buys eggs from the 7/11 anyway?

 

The eggs that we buy dont have any date stamp on them at all. OTOH my wife buys them directly from the egg farm or the local markets.

 

If you want to know if the eggs are OK then put them in a pan of water. If they float they are no good. If they stay on the bottom of the pan they are good.

 

An old Mum's tale. My Mum taught me that donkeys years ago and I have never forgotten it.

[CLW]

I sometimes buy the discounted "dry" food at Big C with the yellow sticker which is close to expire or they take that product out of their assortment.
In two cases it was not good anymore, I returned it the next day and got a coupon for the same value.

[BudRight]

A major reason for milling brown rice into white rice is so it keeps better. There so many old timers on these forums trying to make up for fifty years of drinking and smoking by living on vegetables and brown rice.  

[kannot]

On 11/17/2016 at 0:13 PM, billd766 said:

Why did you not check the expiry date at the supermarket before you bought it?

 

If you had, you would not have bought it, and it would have given you an excuse to bash the manager at the supermarket.

 

 

no need any decent manager  would  not have it on the shelves

[opalred]

gives flavor to fried lice

[Anthony5]

On 11/18/2016 at 9:48 PM, billd766 said:

The eggs that we buy dont have any date stamp on them at all. OTOH my wife buys them directly from the egg farm or the local markets.

 

If you want to know if the eggs are OK then put them in a pan of water. If they float they are no good. If they stay on the bottom of the pan they are good.

 

Bit of a hassle to take a pan of water with you each time you want to go buy eggs in the market, don't you agree?

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Anthony5 said:

 

Bit of a hassle to take a pan of water with you each time you want to go buy eggs in the market, don't you agree?

 

Not really as I know the eggs at the market are much fresher and cheaper than those in the supermarket or the 7/11. Besides my wife buys them from the egg farm about 2 km away.

 

If we do get the odd bad one I think that we can afford the 3 or 4 baht it cost and throw it away.