Today, I learned that instead of discarding expired products at my work, we change the label to make them 'expire' later. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I saw my mom changing the expiry date on milk. She genuinely thought this would make the milk sour later. FML
Today, my workplace often leaves out "expired" food from the café that our department coincides with, as it is wasteful to throw away perfectly fine cuisine. I soon discovered that the inside of a seemingly normal looking cupcake was actually filled with mold when I took a large mouthful of it. FML
Today, while tidying up my grandmother's fridge, I got to play expiration-date-bingo. The winner was some type of concentrated apple sauce supposed to be used for salad dressings. It expired in 1986. FML
Today, I was eating cereal while absentmindedly reading the box. I was amused when I found it expires on my birthday. Then I realized it expired on my birthday two years ago. FML
Today, someone at work took my delicate medication out of the fridge to make room for their lunch. Now my medication has expired. FML
Today, we found out that the drinks we've had for our Christmas party at work yesterday were expired. For anything between six and eleven months. All of us drank them. FML
Today, I cleaned out the fridge for my mother. I didn't throw out a single thing that was less than a month past its expiration. Instead of thanks, she complained about everything that I threw away being still good, including a tub of butter that had been expired for two years. FML
Today, a customer called the restaurant I work at to ask if our coupons were always valid, or if they expired on the expiration date printed on them. FML
Today, I noticed a customer looking for expired products in hopes of receiving a coupon from my store. I told them to let me know if they found anything. They promptly began following me around, telling me how to do my job, only to later file a complaint saying that I was harassing them. FML
Today, I decided to have some bagels. It was only after I ate them that I looked at the cream cheese and discovered that it expired 3 years ago. FML
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Starfire22 5
Ewww! That sounds like that's illegal to do...
The_Disturbed 5
I say report them to whatever trading standards board you have in the US. That's illegal and if someone gets ill eating their food, they'll be able to sue. Big time.
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Comments (146)
iknowwhatyoudid 0
that's utterly disgusting and illegal I believe-not sure, any who it's 'ew' and wrong
Jessi_Rose96 0
It may not be at a restaurant. it could be at an office where they share a fridge.
polico_wolf 0
I thought of an office when I first read it
thighsofglory 0
I thought of a hospital.
dun_dun_dun 0
Yea, I thought it was an office from the first portion of her sentence.
perdix 31
It's more like an F (Your customers') L than an FML, unless you're the one that has to clean up the projectile vomit or explosive diarrhea that results from eating rotten, tainted food. Luckily for you, food poisoning usually doesn't set in for at least a few hours after consuming spoiled food, so the people you poisoned will likely be far away when they blow chunks and/or get the Hershey squirts. FYL when you have to testify against your boss.
Ada360 0
WTF!!!!
Branflakes16 0
Nasty
blastvortex 4
This surprised you why? Honestly, it happens more than people probably think it does. Of course, this provides you with two options, the first of which is to drop the bomb (if you're a "nice gal"), the second being that it also makes for a good trump card... so long as you have proof of the act (in either case), that is.
ensemble_coeur 0
I would quit, and then report them to the health inspector.
demonkey_fml 4
If these items at your workplace are for human consumption, you should contact the Board of Health in your city/town or, if they are unwilling to do anything, the local newspaper, media outlet. If you have a lawyer in your family or as a friend, ask him what the whistleblower laws are in your state. You may lose your job if you file a formal complaint that they deny. Personally, I would not work for a place that does this, but in this economy a job is like gold. It sounds like you may work at a supermarket which means the people that could be afflicted by the post-dated food items include toddlers and children. It is highly disturbing that your company allows this to happen. Being responsible because someone fell ill/died due to your actions or inaction is unacceptable. If you blow the whistle and they fire you because of it, you can usually sue your ex-employer. I would first document who told you to do this, when, the exact dates/times and if management knew or suspected. Take pictures with your cell phone if you can, too. Then, armed with your visual evidence, follow your attorney's advice. Definitely gather evidence prior to filing a complaint. Another thing, you can also do it cc.: (copy) upper level management who may not know of these practices.
tisiphone_fml 0
Agree with demonkey, 100%. I know you need the work, and its a terrible job market, but you really should report this. Yeah, this happens all over, but that doesn't make it right for somebody to have to get sick because your company is cheap and everybody was scared to speak up. Is there any hope of you getting a job elsewhere?
weezybaby22 0
ew.
paprgrl421 5
A lot of fast food places do this. Burger places will keep prep table things out a lot longer than standards say to, but honestly there's nothing wrong with them. Particularly baked pies--let me tell you, we eat pies that have been "wasted" all the time--there's nothing wrong with them, and honestly it's just wasted food. Not to mention, you honestly think that everything goes right to where it's supposed to be? I pyrometered some creamer that had been left out and it was above temp, but my manager said to use it as long as it goes right into the fridge. I made her do it so I wasn't responsible... But this shit happens--if it's a fast food restaurant, don't worry about it--they will use it before it's actually bad, most restaurant holding times are a lot more strict than state statutes.