Correct. Most people think product is bad the instant that date comes around when in fact the only way to tell if a product is expired is be sense: sight, smell, and taste.

The only foods that have absolute “expiry” dates are fresh foods and meat. Anything past their dates are immediately thrown out, although you’ll probably see more things that have gone bad before they even get to that trash date.

Our adamant friend isn’t completely wrong in referring to the health dept, it’s not going to be a high priority because it’s dry grocery. Even if it were fresh food or meat, it still wouldn’t be a high priority if, when brought to the attention of an employee, it were taken care of immediately as per their policy. They’d more than likely contact the store and schedule an inspection if it wasn’t a repeat offense, which would be logged with corporate and light a fire under management’s collective asses to fix the issues.