Best By Date - Chocolate
Hi, everyone! I have some chocolates that have a "best by" date that is 15 days away from.
My question would be whether I can sell these chocolates on Amazon. From what I researched, chocolates do not have an expiration date and can easily be consumed without risk after the "best by" date.
Best By Date - Chocolate
Hi, everyone! I have some chocolates that have a "best by" date that is 15 days away from.
My question would be whether I can sell these chocolates on Amazon. From what I researched, chocolates do not have an expiration date and can easily be consumed without risk after the "best by" date.
19 replies
Seller_5x445YEo2V6NS
"Best by" is a food industry trick. Unfortunately, it was accepted by all the people who believe it's not safe after the expire date.
You should expect tons of bad reviews if you insist to sell them.
Seller_z3XfkorVSmnEY
As a seller of food products on Amazon (including chocolate items) we do not sell anything FBM that's 30 days or less. We *may* list these on that other large used-to-be-auction-only site. When we do that the best by date is in the title and the top of the description.
We recently had a customer notify us that a chocolate product we sent them had bloomed. It still had over 3 months of shelf life left....and we stored it in a climate controlled warehouse. The customer was polite, but not everyone would be.
KJ_Amazon
Expiration-dated product attributes
Shelf-life requirements for expiration-dated products
Hello @Seller_TCG31z5HOQtXq. I see you have received a lot of good advice and information from @Seller_AXC06kcsKI1qG, @Seller_4zBzdtgCyS9EI, @Seller_z3XfkorVSmnEY, and other sellers.
I included two links to help pages about expiration-dated products.
Please note that best-by or sell-by date is considered the equivalent of an expiration date.
Seller_52pUzzgnsLDGs
I think greed has overshadowed common sense. If you really think it's going to be okay, throw them all in the freezer right now and you can eat them yourself over the next few months, but you definitely don't try to sell it.
Seller_5xUDjRTyrAgVB
Would you play with fire? Then dont play with expiration dates or best by dates on Amazon... Or anywhere for that matter. Also, if you've sold any, make sure you have a top tier business insurance plan
Seller_z8B6sbyn6Gc53
it's sad that this is something that you actually considered. There might even be people who are doing this.
Seller_52pUzzgnsLDGs
I'm thinking she got an amazing deal at the dollar store, and after she got home she noticed the date.
Seller_gAs57HPWPnfOl
I absolutely would never buy from you again and I would request a refund, and I would complain to all my friends.
How rude, I bet you give expired canned goods to the food drives too
Seller_0rXAME9V4LQSx
On top of all the other answers grocery/food items is super hard to get in to if you are not already authorized. I would not want to try this product to join the category.
Seller_8uc0P1EJEs5cJ
Amazon does not help by equating Best By Dates with Expiration Dates. They are absolutely not the same, and that confusion leads to a tremendous amount of food waste.
What's amazing in the US is how we dumb down things. I don't think it would be hard for the US consumer to understand the difference between a Best By date and an Expiration Date. But Amazon equates the two for expediency.
To understand the magnitude of this issue, I encourage those interested in this to read the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) monograph called "The Dating Game". That will make this issue clear.
Food waste is a huge issue and getting worse. Understanding the issue is the first step in solving the problem.
Seller_1vNO5MF1kMJry
I would not do that (we're in the food manufacturing space). And it's a violation of terms here on Amazon (as was pointed out).
Instead, you can:
- Enjoy them yourself
- Use them as holiday gifts for family
- If they're solid chocolate, you can melt the chocolate in a double-boiler, dip pretzel rods into the chocolate, cover them in sprinkles and gift them to friends and family as a gift.
