Expiration Dates

I bought frozen blueberry blintzes this past summer, & put them in the freezer. Pulled them out today, but didn't see an expiration date. Shouldn't there be an expiration date on the product/food? My instincts are to toss them, since it's dairy & fruit. I always adhere to - when in doubt, throw it out. What say you?

I would think being in the freezer it should still be fine, given that it doesnt have any freezer burn or look bad. If it was from two Summer's ago then that would be a different story!

Some products like this will last forever with the Twinkie coming to mind. Now I personally would toss it out but that is me.

I would say they would be fine. Check them carefully before eating.

Why would you toss them?? They were in the freezer and preserved. I'd eat them unless like Dee said they were freezer burned....IMO

Freezing has its limits, but mostly for quality. Frozen food should be safe if it was not spoiled before you froze it AND if it's been frozen (i.e., never thawed or partially thawed) since then. Check this site for more information:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FactSheets/Focus_On_Freezing/index.asp

Thank you deelady, joe & miniman. As I mentioned, it has dairy & fruit, if you're familiar with blintzes. Cheese products do not freeze well. I thought, by law, all foods must have an expiration date -- unless my tired eyes missed it. I will toss them, & look for dates on their future products before I buy. Hope that clarifies my queries/point.

ETA: Just looked up & saw your post. Thanks Fryboy. It's not been defrosted etc. Think the cheese quality/taste may suffer.

>>I thought, by law, all foods must have an expiration date --

Ah, but there's the rub . . . the Feds have very limited "rules/laws" and states vary widely.

here's some interesting citations - the last two specifically for California (presuming that's where you are)

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Food_Product_Dating/index.asp

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/01/10/FD171775.DTL&type=food

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/fdb/HTML/food/Foodsafetyfaq.htm