"Just because it's marked down it doesn't mean you have to consume on that day. Fyi this wasn't a markdown but simply didn't get used quick enough and not one of my 3 kids or ourselves have been sick."
The post soon attracted almost 400 comments, with many people admitting to using milk past the use-by date as it was "wasteful" not to, labelling those who didn't "princesses", news.com.au reports.
"Never understood people who throw stuff away as soon as it hits the use by date without smelling/tasting it first. Such a waste! Most of the time it's still totally fine for quite a while," one person wrote.
"Sometimes we don't open a bottle until the day on the bottle. It lasts for days after. Just smell it. Silly to throw away good milk," another commented.
"My last two litre milk was expired a week ago. I always sniff it and taste it before using. It was fine to the last drop," another wrote.
Beside doing a "sniff test" others said they would heat their past use-by date milk or put it in cups of tea to check if it was still good to consume. If it curdled, they would throw it out.
But despite plenty of people admitting to drinking expired milk, other commenters were horrified.
"I don't know how anyone can consume it yuck," one comment read.
"Please ignore this advice especially if you have kids. Supermarket fridges have variable temps not like home fridges. Don't give milk past its used by date to children they can potentially get very sick," one wrote.
"I'd throw up if I had milk like that. I always have," another user commented, while another added: "Wtf this is what gastro and projectile vomiting is caused from."
According to Food Standards Australia, food marked with a use-by date — such as milk and other dairy products — should not be consumed and can't legally be sold once the date has expired.
However food that has a best before date can still be eaten for some time after that date but "may have lost some quality".
