HOW SERIOUSLY SHOULD WE TAKE expiry dates?

With a newfound fondness for thrift, more consumers are starting to question whether we really should be throwing away food if it has passed the expiry date printed on the packaging yet still tastes and smells unspoilt. Manufacturers supply certain dates on their products to ensure that consumers receive fresh, high-quality food, but dieticians and nutritionists agree that best-before dates are actually more about food quality than food safety, and can often be taken with a pinch of salt.