CBC’s Marketplace has spoken to a number of supermarket employees about how many grocery stores tamper with best-before dates in order to sell old product.
One bakery clerk working for a large grocery chain told CBC that he was asked to change the best-before dates on fresh or frozen bakery items that were weeks or months past the best-before date. He was also asked to add fresh toppings in order to make the baked goods appear fresh.
Another insider told CBC that his store took meat that had gone brown and dipped it in blood in order to change the colour. Marketplace heard form many other courses about ways in which they were asked to significantly extend the shelf life of products.
Consumers are reminded that best-before dates are not a guarantee that food is safe for consumption.
