Milk expiration date

[abejita]

The organic milk that I buy (Horizon) is ultra pasturized in the carton and it is in the refrigerated section of the grocery.

[Tuckervill]

I buy four gallons of Horizon ultra-pastuerized organic milk at Sam's at a time. (I have to drive 30 miles to Sam's.) I have a 6'2" 16 year old boy in the house who drinks a lot of milk. Gallons and gallons of milk. I switched him to organic when he started drinking so much--if he's going to drink so much I want it to be good for him.

I can buy the Horizon in such quantities only because the expiry date is about 6 weeks out when we buy it. It rarely lasts more than 8-10 days, but on occasion he has fallen behind, and the milk has never been less than perfect.

It's always refrigerated, at Sam's and at home.

Karen

[badger]

Grog, my friend went down to Costco in the States and was saying the same thing, how the milk down there has a sell-by date that is like 6 weeks. So, my guess is Canada doesn't sell UHT pasteurized milk.

[Bike Chick]

The things you learn on TE!

[7rider]

Wow!
Thanks.
It is indeed a Horizon organic refrigerated carton (not the shelf-stable cardboard box, Grog) (well, the second carton DH got was "Nature's Promise" - which is the store brand organic line, I think). It is listed as Ultra-Pasteurized. Never gave that a thought.
Thanks for the info! Now I know. Cool.

[jp4995]

I always find that milk in the standard plastic jugs has an "off" smell to me after a few days of being open. My husband says he can't tell a difference and keeps drinking it. I think I have a more sensitive nose than he does, plus I hate the "plasticky" smell that the milk gets after sitting in the carton.

Have you checked your refridgerator temperature? It should be below 40 degrees F. If it's above that, your food will spoil faster. Also, the fridge doors are the warmest place, so if you store your milk in the door it will go bad faster (unless you have one of those nifty enclosed shelves that have cold air blown directly into it to keep milk cold).

[7rider]

Also, the fridge doors are the warmest place, so if you store your milk in the door it will go bad faster (unless you have one of those nifty enclosed shelves that have cold air blown directly into it to keep milk cold).

Fridge temp is about 36-38, and we do have one of those enclosed compartments on the door where the cold air is blown directly in.
It's a pretty fancy fridge, so far as fridges go!