Why does Milk go bad faster in NYC?

[glugglug]

Anyone in this area knows what I'm talking about. Whenever you buy milk in New York, it has two dates on the container, with the date labeled "In NYC" being 3 days earlier.

Should I be worried about a quart I bought last week which only has 1 date? Tastes a little off I think it's because it's 1% (they didn't have any 2% that day in smaller than gallon size).

 

[Viper GTS]

Probably NY has different laws regarding shelf life of dairy products.

Viper GTS

 

[hjo3]

I'm guessing the municipality has stricter rules on whatever is used to gauge milk freshness... so the date has to be earlier.
Edit: Yes, you should be worried about the 1-date container. Having drunk it, you will die.

 

[Colt45]

never heard of this before!
im not from NY though. definitely seems weird though.

 

[sciencetoy]

Has nothing to do with the milk going bad, and everything to do with politics. I'm pretty sure that the dairy association got the law in place so that they could sell more milk. Maybe the grocery lobby. Whatever.

 

[FoBoT]

sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

Yup, there are recipes that specifically call for soured milk.

Viper GTS

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

Yup, there are recipes that specifically call for soured milk.

Viper GTS

Yup.....they call it cheese.

 

[FuZoR]

I wondered why as well.. i thought the milk got to nyc later then they got to the rest of New York??

 

Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

 

[FuZoR]

Originally posted by: dwell
Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

hell yeah! :beer:

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: FuZioN

Originally posted by: dwell
Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

hell yeah! :beer:

:|

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: FuZioN

Originally posted by: dwell
Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

hell yeah! :beer:

:|

new york city is a sh!thole

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: FuZioN

Originally posted by: dwell
Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

hell yeah! :beer:

Yep

 

[ScottyB]

Rat's milk spoils faster.

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Rat's milk spoils faster.

ROFL. Best answer so far.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

I personally wouldn't drink it if you have to chew it...that's just wrong.

 

[nodoubts2k]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: FuZioN

Originally posted by: dwell
Because people who live in NYC are dumb.

hell yeah! :beer:

:|

new york city is a sh!thole

Riight...whatever.

 

[selene]

they did news article on this before, stores in ny leaves it out and that shortens the life of milk.. some milk sits out in summer heat !!!, its weird, in CT the milk spoils 2-3 days before expiration date and it smells like crap.. u need to smell and check before drinking it..

 

[acemcmac]

The closer you are to your processing plant... I always buy Wawa milk here in PA... its a dairy outfit that became the goliath convenience store operation in the PA-DE-NJ corridor... with the main pasteurizing facility just 10 miles down the road.... milk has a shelf life around here of darn near three and a half weeks :beer:

 

[nodoubts2k]

Originally posted by: selene
they did news article on this before, stores in ny leaves it out and that shortens the life of milk.. some milk sits out in summer heat !!!, its weird, in CT the milk spoils 2-3 days before expiration date and it smells like crap.. u need to smell and check before drinking it..

Yeah particularly in the summer I always smel the milk before i drink it.

 

[KMurphy]

Originally posted by: TheBDB

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

Yup, there are recipes that specifically call for soured milk.

Viper GTS

Yup.....they call it cheese.

No, it's called Buttermilk.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: KMurphy

Originally posted by: TheBDB

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

Yup, there are recipes that specifically call for soured milk.

Viper GTS

Yup.....they call it cheese.

No, it's called Buttermilk.

What? I thought buttermilk was a different thing.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

new york city is a sh!thole

When was the last time you were there?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: KMurphy

Originally posted by: TheBDB

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: FoBoT
sour milk will NOT hurt you or make you sick, it just tastes different than you are used to

as long as you can get it down, go for it

Yup, there are recipes that specifically call for soured milk.

Viper GTS

Yup.....they call it cheese.

No, it's called Buttermilk.

What? I thought buttermilk was a different thing.

It is. Buttermilk is just milk that still contains the fat that they make butter with, IIRC. It hasn't been removed. It doesen't have anything to do with bacterias acting in the milk.