Have you ever bought cat food at the store and found out its spoiled after you got it home?

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My cats are just going nuts over this chicken and kangaroo mince I get from the fridge at the supermarket. I notice the pack is marked 'best by' with a date of about 3 weeks after they are displayed. But sometimes I see these little blister packs bulging out like a balloon as if gas is escaping from the meat, that means it's spoiled and it should be thrown out, right? And this is happening with a week still to go until the best by date. Why do they not have a 'use by' date, isn't that how they are supposed to label meat? I though 'best by' was for stuff like soup and rice that doesn't really spoil?
Could pets get sick from eating spoiled meat?

Maxi · Accepted Answer

"Best by" indicates when a product will be of best flavuor or quality. "Sell by" is used by manufacturers to ensure proper turnover throughout the journey of the food product. This helps the food retain a long shelf life even after purchase. "Use by" marks the last date recommended for the use of the product.
If any product is blistering/blown then you are correct it is spoilt and needs to be returned to the shop or thrown away........  and you would not feed spoilt meat to your cat

Blue Sky · Answer

Never, and I would return it too if that happened. Cat food isn't cheap.

Anonymous · Answer

Chicken and kangaroo mince!!!!! Stop making me so hungry, my cat told me to say.

ZotsRule · Answer

Of course they can get sick.  If they're refrigerated well it's pretty obvious they weren't refrigerated at some point and started spoiling.  Take them back.

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Have you ever bought cat food at the store and found out its spoiled after you got it home?

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