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Best before dates

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Janal1 Mon 28-Apr-25 12:01:44

I have two bottles of Balsamic vinegar both bought in Sainsburys,one is there own with a best before date of Sept 23 and the other is Filippo Berio with a use by date of 10/24.
Both are unopened and Sainsburys are telling me to dispose of them.
What would you all advise please?

ferry23 Mon 28-Apr-25 19:16:21

As long as we're not hatching penicillin, dried or preserved goods keep going for years here.

Mind you, I did have a clear out of some of my herbs recently as I may as well have putting sawdust in my cooking. Not being able to tell whether something was tarragon or oregano or marjoram via the sniffing process meant it was time to ditch them