Britons should have three days' worth of tinned food and water, government says

Kizzie58

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Having dates on tins is relatively new. I would use tin food decades past a date, just use my senses, sight, smell taste (tip of tongue) to see if its still ok. I don't actually look at dates of anything as it is. We are very wasteful as a society and using numbers to tell us if food is ok rather than our own senses. Use it or lose it as the saying goes and many people have lost the ability to know if something is edible

I have two brick sheds with food and water and other supplies to last a few months. This is something I've always done as was bought up to always be prepared.

I literally see people having a actual fisticuff fights back in the 70s over bags of sugar! imagine if you had kids at home and nothing to feed them. that's scary and if anything did happen, no way would I want to be near any shops trying to get food.

Just get a few extra items every shop and build up a little supply, then you don't have to worry, you can bet your life the media will have everyone panicking if they can. It was down to the media the loo roll and other shortages happened.

Wibbles

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/868900#Comment_868900

I remember in the early 80's - my mum went through the store cupboard and found a tin of spam from the 60's - she opened it and it smelt fine - but we didn't dare eat it…….

Albus_Scope

Haha, yup, good old mystery meat!

Jimm_Scope

Pretty sure we always have enough tinned food to last us a few days. Since we are both disabled we often have back up "easy" meals if we are both having bad days that's usually just something we can throw in the oven or quickly cook and tinned food tends to be good at that.