431701 Wed Aug 15 15:33:08 -0700 2007 8 32 Chains 0 2849349 Has anyone else noticed that Whole Foods doesn't keep up on their expiration dated foods? I've accidentally bought several expired items from my local WF in Sherman Oaks, CA. Now I'm very careful to inspect each item before I buy. I know that I should do that anyway, but I haven't seen expired foods so rampant as in this WF. I've also noticed the WF label items (365) don't usually have expiration dates. Is this just a bad store in a good chain? Wed Aug 15 15:33:08 -0700 2007 101835 krez 1 2855523 I certainly have noticed this! I love when the yogurt is two weeks past its date. What I want to know is, with the stuff that comes to the stores prepackaged from their regional commissaries, how in the world does it stay fresh until the official printed expiration date? For example, broccoli cheese soup: packed on such-and-such a date in the commissary, shipped to a store, sits in the grab-and-go case... and the expiration date is TEN TO TWELVE DAYS afterward. And it appears to not have any preservatives. Can anyone offer elucidation? Fri Aug 17 11:59:14 -0700 2007 2849349 109692 Dedicated Fresser 2 2857192 Basically, properly prepared and stored foods last longer than most people think. And, if you don't have meat in it, you'll be able to get quite a long period of time from such a product. Fri Aug 17 23:43:23 -0700 2007 2855523 80141 ccbweb 1 2859652 YES! this is one of the reasons i try not to shop there. i hate paying rediculously high prices and get home and have to throw something out. it's absurd. and, my guess, is against the law. too bad there are no enforcers. the other thing that makes me so upset there is that when they have meats on special, the acutal sticker they print with it typically is for either the wrong meat or for the unspecial price. it's like you have to be a highly vigilent shopper to leave the store without being overcharged. and it definitely lessens the enjoyment of picking up groceries (which i actually like to do). i hate having to check up on everything. i just want to pick the food out and leave happily. Sun Aug 19 11:05:33 -0700 2007 2849349 115162 bu dat 1 2860648 Forget Whole Foods. Go TJ's! Sun Aug 19 19:22:15 -0700 2007 2849349 76025 mojoeater 2 2862031 I would (and I do) but I end up going to WF more often because it's a short walk from my place. Convenience wins sometimes. But I'm sad that this is not just a fluke at my store. Mon Aug 20 09:46:00 -0700 2007 2860648 101835 krez 1 2862196 Ok, I've got a great expired food story from WF. I went to the one in Union Square in Manhattan to get a carton of Fage yogurt for breakfast. The one I pulled off the shelf expired in August 2006....yes...a year ago!!! Disgusting. I showed it to the manager and opted for just coffee! Mon Aug 20 10:23:29 -0700 2007 2849349 67742 HungryRubia 2 2862486 Wow! That's just unbelievable! I had an experience where I got a yogurt drink on the way to work (in a rush) opened it and I almost spit it out. It had definitely gone bad. Thing is - I don't even think it was out of date, just had been out in the sun or something.... Mon Aug 20 11:29:21 -0700 2007 2862196 101835 krez 1 2865632 Wow, I've never encountered any of these issues there (that I'm aware of) :O I feel compelled to go there for lunch today and see what I come across. I love ours (Boca Raton, FL) Tue Aug 21 08:45:44 -0700 2007 2849349 40464 OysterHo