Olive Oil good after expiration date?!
She took it back to the store for a refund because...well...it had expired! The manager gave her a really hard time and told her that olive oil doesn't spoil that soon and they use expired olive oil all the time. They didn't want to give her money back, but they finally gave in. The manager told her that next time all sales will be final (that was never on the receipt or listed anywhere in the store).
I buy things on clearance all the time. I look at the expiration date, but I will still buy things that have a few weeks or months left on their shelf life. I would never purchase something that was expired one year ago!
Answers: My friend brought a bottle of Olive Oil from a local gourmet shop in their clearance section (75% off). It was originally a $35 bottle of olive oil so she thought she was getting a deal.When she got it home she noticed the expiration date was October 31, 2006. That's almost a year!!!
She took it back to the store for a refund because...well...it had expired! The manager gave her a really hard time and told her that olive oil doesn't spoil that soon and they use expired olive oil all the time. They didn't want to give her money back, but they finally gave in. The manager told her that next time all sales will be final (that was never on the receipt or listed anywhere in the store).
I buy things on clearance all the time. I look at the expiration date, but I will still buy things that have a few weeks or months left on their shelf life. I would never purchase something that was expired one year ago!
Olive oil, like all oils will expire. I imagine that you could probably use it a couple of months after the expiration date- especially if it were to be used in cooking. You can easily tell when an oil has gone bad- just smell- it will smell rancid. Your friend was right to demand a refund. I seriously doubt that bottle was still good.
Taste it. Olive oil can go rancid.
olive oil may be still ok after expired but if u havent opened it and its past expire date, then most of the time, its still good.
If it was in a sealed bottle, it was probably OK. But the expiration date was there for a reason.