Reducing food waste is more important than ever – and one way we can all do so is by NOT throwing perfectly edible food away. But when is a food safe to eat, and when should it be consigned to the bin? And what do the dates on food packaging really mean? Here, we reveal the 19 foods that are perfectly safe – and even good – to eat once the date on the packet has passed.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the foods with date stamps you can safely ignore, listed alphabetically from A-Z.