THE FUSE

Almost all packaged foods, whether fresh or processed, have some or other date stamped on them. They can include a “sell-by”, “best before”, “use-by” or “expiration” date, or all three. And sometimes that tin of tomato and onion mix gets pushed far back into the corner of your cupboard, only to be found a few months later. Or that vacuum-packed block of cheese or ham you remember you bought a couple of grocery runs ago.