I am... really glad this family is alive to have told this story and even be joking about it.
It's a toughie. Expiration dates on food are completely arbitrary and unregulated, thus just a dumb way to make people 'feel' safe when shopping...
Zimbabwean boarding schools have banned certain types of breakfast cereals after learning students were using it to make alcohol.
The Chronicle in Zimbabwe reports parents were informed of the brands of cereal and oatmeal that kids can use to make beer...