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Here’s why crisps always expire on a Saturday
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10 Aug 2023, 12:52
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Here’s a fact that you probably didn’t know. Crisps always expire on a Saturday.
Yes, if you’ve got a packet of crisps in the cupboard, go and have a look at the expiry date. Does it fall on a Saturday? Thought so. Check a different packet. Saturday? Yep.
The question is, why? Is it just a massive coincidence that seemingly every single packet of crisps in the world goes out of date on that particular day of the week?
So intriguing is this strange phenomenon that people have been asking on social media for ages, to the point where one of the big hitters in the crisp world, Walkers, has even addressed the reason on their website.
And it turns out there is actually a reason behind it. Not a very exciting reason, to be honest, but a reason nonetheless.
In the FAQ section, one of the questions reads “ Is it true the Best Before date on Walkers Crisps is always a Saturday?”
The crisp giant gives the following answer: “It’s absolutely true! Our production week starts on a Sunday, with everything made that week having the same Best Before date. So when our recommended 12 week shelf life is up, the end date will therefore land on (you guessed it) – Saturday."
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Of course, if you have had some crisps in your cupboard for more than the 12 week shelf-life, and they happen to have gone beyond their best before date, then you don’t need to immediately have them destroyed. They might still be okay to eat.
As the European Food Information Council explains, the best before date is about the quality of the food, as opposed to the use-by date, which is about safety. Whilst you should not eat food past its use by date, you can eat food past its best before date “if it looks, smells and tastes fine”.
In other food news, one TikTok content creator has really grossed people out with their new spaghetti tip. Check it out.
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