Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

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1. Guest7539
   

   well.. you can keep eating it , it just forms liquid, i would pour that out in the sink.. ! hahaa but once there's green spots. i would toss it :)

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2. Guest7464
   

   All food perishable or not have expiration dates. Since sour cream is dairy it will go bad just like milk-watery, stinky and it will mold. Most  importantly it is for the stores to move it off the shelf.

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3. Guest698
   

   lol i guess it just gets too nasty to eat..

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4. Guest8398
   

   Because, it's dairy and perishable.  

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5. Guest7178
   

   Haha...Even though it is already sour, it will still mold.

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6. Guest866
   

   ya i wonder the same thing  

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7. Guest244
   

   The question really is, who the **** asks this question.

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8. Merlyn
   

   Sour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. Though only mildly sour in taste, the name stems from the production of lactic acid by bacterial fermentation, sometimes referred to as "souring". Sour cream, made out of cream, contains from 12 to 16 percent butterfat, and gets its characteristic tang from the lactic acid created by the bacteria.
   
   Light sour cream contains about 40 percent less butterfat than regular sour cream because it is made from a mixture of milk and cream rather than just cream. Non-fat sour cream is thickened with stabilizers and thickeners such as corn starch, gelatin, carrageenan, and guar gum, and contains no or trace amounts of butterfat. Sour cream contains 14 grams of fat per 4 ounce serving.
   
   Sour cream is not fully fermented, and as such must be stored under refrigeration. As with other dairy products, is usually sold with an expiration date stamped on the container, though whether this is a "sell by" a "best by" or a "use by" date varies with local regulation. Sour cream can also grow mold on its surface. Unlike hard cheese products, sour cream can still be used if the moldy part is removed.

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