Buyer Beware: Valentine's Candy May Be From 2007

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Buyer Beware: Valentine's Candy May Be From 2007

5 Of 6 Bags Purchased In NYC By CBS 2 HD Inedible; Worms Found Inside 'Big Kiss'

Reporting
Kirstin Cole
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Chocolate is one of the most popular Valentine's Day gifts, with more than $1 billion of it purchased just for that one romantic day alone. That chocolate may not be as sweet as you think however -- some stores seem to be recycling last year's sweets!

You can't even go grocery shopping these days without seeing shelves stacked with heart-shaped boxes, sugar cookies covered in red sprinkles, or giant kiss after kiss of chocolate sweets for your sweetheart.

Yet many of the desserts made especially for Valentine's Day might not look as nice on the inside as they do on the outside. There's a possibility that chocolate may be from old stock.

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[Food Network Fan]

Eww that would be horrible.

[MayQueen]

Does something like a bag of Kisses have an expiration date on it? Ha! I just checked a bag of Kisses I had from Christmas and it does have a date on it. It says it will be good until December 2008. I guess if I stored it in my cellar for a year it might get spoiled too though.

[BerryBaby]

This isn't anything new. I use to know someone who worked for a candy company. He said many of the products are made almost a year ahead of time. Right now they are probably making Halloween and Christmas confections.

Like with any edible product, check the date.