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The Biggest Scam Of All
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I just arrived home from my busy schedule at work ( Saturday 12.55pm) I am presently on 24 hour standby and get called out at any time day or night, to hopefully restore power to homes which have lost their electricity supply as a result of wiring or switching failure.
Anyway, having just arrived home I felt an immediate need for food. I needed something quickly to stave off my hunger pangs. I looked in my refrigerator to see what I could prepare quickly before my next call out and found 3 eggs. “Mmmmmmm I know, I’ll have fried eggs on toast. I haven’t had that in a long time and it is quick to prepare” I thought to myself. Three slices of toast and three fried eggs, sunny side up with a dash of worcester sauce and a sprinkling of salt. Fantastic. It was just what I needed.
Now fully nourished and feeling pleased with myself that I hadn’t broken a single egg yolk, (well I am a man who can’t cook after all) I set about tidying up after myself, washing the dishes etc and throwing the egg box away…..It was at this point, that i realized “The biggest scam of all” ……on the egg box was a “Use by Date” of 2nd September 2008 ……I used them on the 26th September 2008! By my reckoning, that is 24 days past the use by date!  Guess what?  one week later and I am still alive, I did not suffer any ill effects of consuming these eggs. Maybe I was just lucky? I really don’t know, but what I can tell you, is that I have on numerous other occasions, eaten foods well past their “best before” or “use by” date. Obviously, I like to think I use my common sense when using such foodstuffs and if I do knowingly use them, I always use my eyes and nose to ensure I am happy with them before cooking and consuming. I understand that there is no guarantee of safety using this method.
Because I have used many many products over a period of time in this manner and without any side effects, it really leads me to one conclusion and that is that the government is in collusion with the foods industry.
Now I realize that “use by dates” are only advisory as laid down by the UKÂ Foods Standards Agency, but I personally know of many people who, when a food product is approaching anywhere near the use by date, they either use it immediately, or throw it away as advised by the agency. It doesn’t take a brilliant mathematician to work out how much extra money is being earned by the food reatilers as a result.
There is a report about food waste you can read here An estimated 6.7 million tonnes of household food waste is produced each year in the UK, most of which could have been eaten
There is also the NHS website which gives advice on causes and symptoms of food poisoning.
When I was a lad (many years ago) there were no such things as refrigerators or freezers, except for the very wealthy, we kept our foodstuffs in larders or a meat safe. There was never any waste, certainly not compared to todays level. So why now? It is said we all now live in a “Nanny State” being told what is supposed to be good or bad for us and I tend to agree. Don’t get me wrong, the advice given by some of the Government body’s is first class and should be considered carefully.
As an internet marketer, I am constantly aware of scams of one sort or another and do everything in my power to avoid them, but I cannot help thinking that somehow, we are all victims of The Biggest Scam Of All!
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Hi Graham,
You have hit the nail on the head here. There is an incredible amount of waste as a result of these “best before” dates.
Alan Thomas
October 5th, 2008 at 6:16 amThe Biggest Scam Of All | www Home Business…
Because I have used many many products over a period of time in this manner and without any side effects, it really leads me to one conclusion and that is that the government is in collusion with the foods industry….
October 5th, 2008 at 6:55 amThe Biggest Scam Of All…
Because I have used many many products over a period of time in this manner and without any side effects, it really leads me to one conclusion and that is that the government is in collusion with the foods industry….
October 5th, 2008 at 7:06 amThe Biggest Scam Of All…
Because I have used many many products over a period of time in this manner and without any side effects, it really leads me to one conclusion and that is that the government is in collusion with the foods industry….
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October 5th, 2008 at 8:04 amHi Graham,
Enjoyable post!
Here in Japan my local supermarket regularly start offering 10-30% and sometimes even 50% reductions on the price of cheese and meat as the sell-by date approaches. I take advantage whenever I have the opportunity!
October 5th, 2008 at 10:54 pmHi Graham,
You my freind are a realist, you see it the way it is, and not the way they want you to see it. Great article, and thanks again for the twitter info.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:02 amGraham,
Good article and something most of us don’t pay attention to. I saw an news insert the other day, can’t remember where, said don’t keep canned goods more than 90 days. Your right, it’s a scam, canned goods should last for years.
October 9th, 2008 at 12:01 pm