Groceries and their high prices continue to be a top concern for Canadians, with another viral thread appearing on Reddit this week.
One customer shared his unpleasant experience eating unlabeled chicken at a Metro store in Toronto.
Post of toronto subreddit It started as a PSA, warning readers that the store may have repackaged old meat with a new expiration date and hidden the old date inside.
The original poster explained that he purchased bacon-wrapped chicken medallions at Metro on September 29th and that the product had an expiration date of October 9th. When they opened the package on Oct. 2, they were in for a surprise. what they found.
“The chicken was inside a cellophane wrapper and another layer of vacuum-sealed plastic,” the person wrote. “Double wrapping is to maintain freshness, right?”
However, on the bottom of the inner bag, between the chicken and Styrofoam, there was a different expiration date written on it: September 30th.
The poster wrote, “I tried cooking it, but it clearly didn’t work, so I threw it in the trash.” “Be careful outside. Don’t waste your food or money on misrepresentation!”
I always buy it at the butcher shop. Same price.
Many of the comments shared similar experiences with packaged meat.
“This is why I never buy pre-packaged meat,” one commenter wrote. “I always buy it at the butcher. The price is the same.”
Some commenters mentioned the practice of grocery stores allegedly seasoning older meat to sell it faster.There was also a discussion about expiration dateand how some retailers choose to scrap products rather than sell them at a discount.
by Canadian Food Inspection Agency Best before dates are used for foods with a “shelf life of 90 days or less, except for fresh fruits and vegetables and certain other products.”
On the other hand, best-before dates are “required only for certain foods that have strict ingredient and nutritional standards, which may no longer be met.”
The original Reddit poster said in a follow-up that he had filed a complaint with Metro and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Metro later apologized for the “handler error.”
A Metro representative said in an email to Yahoo Canada that the incident was the result of a mislabeling error and that the company had removed the product from its stores as a precaution.
“The store has contacted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Toronto Public Health, who have both determined that this incident was an error caused by handler error. Our food safety team is working with store staff to ensure labeling and food safety.” We are tightening the requirements.” I read the email.
