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why does Stilton and blue cheese have a sell by date?

Asked by issinoho (85points) March 6th, 2008 from iPhone

these cheeses are left for some considerable time ( sometimes over a year ) to go mouldy. So why do they have a sell by date?

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Because once they leave the care of the cheese producer, they are susceptible to other sorts of spoilage: bacteria, other not-so-tasty molds.

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gsiener's avatar

There’s nothing to stop the bacteria/fungi that make them taste so good from stopping—at a certain point you won’t want to eat what remains.

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bobnob's avatar

Did you mean the SMELL-by date?Pheeewwwweeee

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