Storing Fresh Fluid Milk: Milk should not be left out at room temperature. Pour milk to be used into a serving container and return the original container to the refrigerator. Do not return unused milk that has been sitting out to its original container where it could contaminate the remaining milk.
Say goodbye to days of throwing out your half-eaten tub of yogurt, because this is another dairy product you can eat after its package labels it expired.. Open yogurt will spoil sooner than unopened yogurt, but sealed yogurt will usually last one to two weeks past the sell-by date.
And the sell-by date can be confusing, leading people to throw out the food well before it's gone bad. PHOTOS: 10 foods still good after the expiration date. If you're tired of wasting good food, here are 10 foods that can be eaten past the expiration date, if properly stored. Meat: If you freeze it, it will give the meat around a 50% longer shelf life.