Remember that ultraviolet light (such as flourescent light) supposedly shortens life. So a transparent/semi-opaque container sitting in the front of the shelf may go off sooner than one at the back of the shelf, or one packaged in an opaque container.
Originally Posted by
UNITED959
Seems to me that I can drink milk about a week past its expiry date...I believe skim milk last longer than, say, whole milk.
Not quite the same but I find high-fat (10%+) milk/cream stays o.k. longer than milk.