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What do the “expiration dates” on food products really mean? (probably not what you think)

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Like most people you’re probably quite diligent when it comes to your safety and the safety of your loved ones, as well you should be.

And a huge part of an effective safety routine is making sure the foods you eat and serve to others are safe to eat.

But with that being said, did you know you might well be throwing perfectly safe (and expensive) food items in the trash simply because of an arbitrary “expiration date”?  [Read more…]

Americans eat more SPAM than any other country. The second place country just might surprise you.

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Even if you don’t like it, you’re probably familiar with SPAM.

No, not the hundreds of junk emails that land in your inbox on a daily basis.

I’m talking about the processed pork food item than comes in the weird little blue and yellow can.

Well, as you might expect, we Americans consume more SPAM than any other country in the world.

That isn’t really surprising since Hormel is an American company and the product originated here in the States.

However, you just might be surprised to learn which country eats the second-most amount of SPAM – and why.

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