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QVC food expiration dates

kidznpupz — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:09:10 GMT

I found some Heartlad Fresh Chicken fried chicken and St.Clair chicken and dumplings in the freezer both in their original packaging. Nowhere could i find an expiration date. Everything you buy in the supermarket is dated. IDK how the Q sells these foods without a date. I called customer service and they didn't know anything about how long these products can be safely eaten.

I've had food poisoning and it was awful - I sure don't want it again.. Just hoping someone reads this who can possibly either give me information or contact the companies and ask them to stamp something on their packaging so we as consumers have an idea about how long these things are safe to eat,

Re: QVC food expiration dates

ValuSkr — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:21:58 GMT

I would call the company and ask them where the expiration date is located. If indeed there is no date marked, they ought to apologize and compensate you in some way, possibly by way of a coupon or free replacement. That's what happened to me anyway (with a supermarket brand, not QVC); the company was very apologetic.

Re: QVC food expiration dates

Kachina624 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:20:14 GMT

Usually frozen food is good for a year. Beyond that point it is not dangerous but the quality deteriorates. Food poisoning occurs when bacteria grows in food. This doesn't happen in frozen food.

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sann — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:29:48 GMT

Frozen food can cause food poisoning, most commonly via Listeria .....a pathogen that can survive freezing.....

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Lisa now in AZ — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:32:52 GMT

I JUST got today an order of some keto candy from HSN. The expected date was 1/16/23. So, imagine my surprise when I saw that both boxes had TOMORROW as the expiration date. HSN CS was really nice. Told me to do whatever I wanted with the boxes I got today and they would ship me put another order. If the same thing happens, then they will refund my money. She could not have apologized more. By the way, the candy wasn't good tasting and I don't think that had anything to do with the expiration date.

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loriqvc — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:35:17 GMT

@kidznpupz - I order Heartland Fresh chicken breasts frequently, and I'm certain they have an expiration date on the bag; all of the HF chicken in my freezer is in FoodSaver bags at the moment, so I'm not able to check the original bag, but the accompanying gravy packets have dates stamped on them, so it would be surprising if the chicken weren't similarly labeled. I suggest checking the bag carefully—it may be small, but I think you'll find the information. Good luck!

Re: QVC food expiration dates

santorini — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:44:01 GMT

@Lisa now in AZ wrote:
I JUST got today an order of some keto candy from HSN. The expected date was 1/16/23. So, imagine my surprise when I saw that both boxes had TOMORROW as the expiration date. HSN CS was really nice. Told me to do whatever I wanted with the boxes I got today and they would ship me put another order. If the same thing happens, then they will refund my money. She could not have apologized more. By the way, the candy wasn't good tasting and I don't think that had anything to do with the expiration date.

Oh no. Was it the No Sugar keto cups? Mine should arrive tomorrow.

Re: QVC food expiration dates

89135 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:42:04 GMT

They usually say that Heartland Fresh is good for a year..maybe look and see when you bought it and go from there..

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SloopJohnB — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:45:14 GMT

@kidznpupz Are you either able to check your credit card account or have QVC check their records to at least see how far back you bought them so you have some kind of time frame on how long ago you bought them? I know it's not the expiration date but at least you will know if they are already a year old, 2 years old, etc.

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89135 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:55:06 GMT

@SloopJohnB Anyone can check their account when they purchased an item under Order Status.

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tl98466 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:55:08 GMT

Contary to @Kachina624 , according to USDA and my science background, Freezing to 0 °F inactivates any microbes, bacteria, yeasts and molds present in food. Once thawed, however, these microbes can again become active, multiplying under the right conditions to levels that can lead to foodborne illness. Since they will then grow at about the same rate as microorganisms on fresh food, you must handle thawed items as you would any perishable food.

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Etoile308 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:16:54 GMT

I don't know if it true of the items you've purchased, but I have found expiration dates on the nutritional/cooking instruction label on the box before. Just don't remember what the item was.

Perhaps you could see if you could contact the vendor on Facebook and ask about the expiration.

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:04:21 GMT

When did you buy it and freeze it?

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RollTide2008 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:37:38 GMT

@sann wrote:
Frozen food can cause food poisoning, most commonly via Listeria .....a pathogen that can survive freezing.....

But then the bacteria is there before it's frozen. Sitting in a well maintained freezer doesn't breed more bacteria. Thaw and cook it carefully. It's fine.

Re: QVC food expiration dates

santorini — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:04:40 GMT

@santorini wrote:
@Lisa now in AZ wrote:
I JUST got today an order of some keto candy from HSN. The expected date was 1/16/23. So, imagine my surprise when I saw that both boxes had TOMORROW as the expiration date. HSN CS was really nice. Told me to do whatever I wanted with the boxes I got today and they would ship me put another order. If the same thing happens, then they will refund my money. She could not have apologized more. By the way, the candy wasn't good tasting and I don't think that had anything to do with the expiration date.
Oh no. Was it the No Sugar keto cups? Mine should arrive tomorrow.

It must have been! I just received mine today and they expire today. Wow. No wonder they were on sale.