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Old July 6th 04, 05:58 PM
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Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans for
a reason.

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"Steve Crane" wrote in message
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Mike,
The food is probably fine. The only changes in cat food over time
of any consequence is a drop in palatability. If the cans are exposed
to changing temperature cycles or freezing you can get what is called
synerisis where the water separates from the loaf of food and then
palatability will decline more rapidly. There is certainly nothing
harmful about expired cans. (assuming of course the seal is still
intact and there is no "bulge" in the can lids)



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Old July 6th 04, 05:58 PM
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Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans for
a reason.

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"Steve Crane" wrote in message
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Mike,
The food is probably fine. The only changes in cat food over time
of any consequence is a drop in palatability. If the cans are exposed
to changing temperature cycles or freezing you can get what is called
synerisis where the water separates from the loaf of food and then
palatability will decline more rapidly. There is certainly nothing
harmful about expired cans. (assuming of course the seal is still
intact and there is no "bulge" in the can lids)



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Old July 6th 04, 06:08 PM
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Cat protector, I would think that Steve Crane knows what he is talking
about since he works for a pet food company. I will give the cans to a
shelter and let them decide whether the food is safe or not.


---MIKE---

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Old July 6th 04, 06:08 PM
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Cat protector, I would think that Steve Crane knows what he is talking
about since he works for a pet food company. I will give the cans to a
shelter and let them decide whether the food is safe or not.


---MIKE---

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Old July 6th 04, 06:25 PM
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Uh... Steve knows that the cans have "sell by" dates & how they work; he
works for Hills.

Cathy

"Cat Protector" wrote in message
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Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans

for
a reason.



"Steve Crane" wrote in message
om...
Mike,
The food is probably fine. The only changes in cat food over time
of any consequence is a drop in palatability. If the cans are exposed
to changing temperature cycles or freezing you can get what is called
synerisis where the water separates from the loaf of food and then
palatability will decline more rapidly. There is certainly nothing
harmful about expired cans. (assuming of course the seal is still
intact and there is no "bulge" in the can lids)





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Old July 6th 04, 06:25 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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Uh... Steve knows that the cans have "sell by" dates & how they work; he
works for Hills.

Cathy

"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:cTAGc.46535$rh.11597@okepread02...
Are you willing to bet a cat's life on that? They put dates on the cans

for
a reason.



"Steve Crane" wrote in message
om...
Mike,
The food is probably fine. The only changes in cat food over time
of any consequence is a drop in palatability. If the cans are exposed
to changing temperature cycles or freezing you can get what is called
synerisis where the water separates from the loaf of food and then
palatability will decline more rapidly. There is certainly nothing
harmful about expired cans. (assuming of course the seal is still
intact and there is no "bulge" in the can lids)





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Old July 6th 04, 06:38 PM
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Uh... Steve knows that the cans have "sell by" dates & how they work; he
works for Hills.

Cathy


Sorry to piggyback, I lost Steve's original post and I wondered if he might
know the answer to this...On pet food. Is the "sell by" date the same as the
"use by" date? I was wondering because a pet food mill here gives us tons of
cat food that's near the "sell by" date. For instance, what we got this month
is "Sell byOctober". Apparently that's too short a time frame to get the food
distributed and for stores to sell it.
  #29  
Old July 6th 04, 06:38 PM
Sherry
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Uh... Steve knows that the cans have "sell by" dates & how they work; he
works for Hills.

Cathy


Sorry to piggyback, I lost Steve's original post and I wondered if he might
know the answer to this...On pet food. Is the "sell by" date the same as the
"use by" date? I was wondering because a pet food mill here gives us tons of
cat food that's near the "sell by" date. For instance, what we got this month
is "Sell byOctober". Apparently that's too short a time frame to get the food
distributed and for stores to sell it.
 




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