Expiration dates of canned goods.

[Sawin]

My mom is the volunteer organizer for her company, they do a lot of work for Care and Share food bank here in Springs.

The general rule they use is 5yrs after the exp date for any non acidic cans, 1yr after the date for acidic cans.

Anything leaking/rusty or bulged in any way gos in the trash.

Thanks for the insightful tip. I'm curious however if one should consider fruits like peaches or pears to be "acidic". I figure the several cans of mandarin oranges that I have are acidic, and of course tomatoes, but what else is there that you or she considers acidic enough to toss at 1 year?