Have you ever thrown out pasta past its expiration date? It's unnecessary: pasta and rice can be stored almost indefinitely.
Remarkably Long Shelf Life
Many people discard pasta and rice as the expiration date nears, but these staples have an exceptionally long shelf life.
Irrelevant Dates
Packaging now includes expiration dates on pasta and rice, but given their nearly endless shelf life, these dates hold little meaning.
Combating Food Waste
"People are discarding perfectly good food unnecessarily, so it's better if pasta and rice have no expiration date," says State Secretary Sharon Dijksma of Economic Affairs. The same applies to coffee.
Did you know pasta and rice have such a long shelf life?
