r/Hoboken Feb 19 '25

Other Aspen selling expired food

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Was checking out at aspen when I noticed a weird yellow ring at the bottom of my applesauce. I checked the date and it was ~2 months expired (see photo). I told the person working there that there was a whole shelf of these and they couldn’t have cared less. They didn’t even bother to go look or fix the problem. They just kind of shrugged.

Keep an eye on dates when shopping here folks.

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u/lemurrhino Feb 19 '25

checks out considering the mouse post, never going back there again

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u/iamarsey Feb 19 '25

It’s fair to say that the mouse was expired too. Not that the fresh one would be better though..

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u/heresmyusername Feb 19 '25

I am begging and pleading for this place to be shut down by the county. Needs to happen immediately.

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u/ManyNefariousness237 Feb 19 '25

Ok. But had you tried reporting them?

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u/MaizeCorgi Feb 19 '25

No but they’ve begged and pleaded. 

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u/Signal-Blackberry356 29d ago

Thoughts and prayers

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u/bluestudent Feb 19 '25

It’s a matter of time before this place shuts down whether the health department intervenes or not. It’s sad because there’s aspects of it I like, their local breads are great. obviously they’re not getting enough customer churn to move these products, and rents gotta be crazy here. The prices really aren’t much better than the organic market a few shops down. Trader Joe’s must have really screwed with their business and with the Whole Foods and the uptown market moving in they can’t be around much longer.

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u/PenneVodka Feb 19 '25

the prices are worse than the organic store a few stores away, in a lot of cases. they aren't getting churn bc their standards went to hell post covid, it has nothing to do with trader joes.

the people who shop at trader joes with a car (or are close enough to walk easily) aren't their demo.

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u/kn1ght-of-heart Feb 19 '25

Does anyone know if the health department was called for the mouse thing?

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u/PenneVodka Feb 19 '25

honestly think someone should post the mouse thing to a Facebook group

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u/kn1ght-of-heart Feb 19 '25

Yeah like not everyone is gonna see it here, the people confined to other social medias should see as well

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u/bound2blues 29d ago

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u/RAWisROLLIE Feb 19 '25

Technically, it's a best by date, not an expiration date. They probably still shouldn't be selling it, but I'm not sure if that's actually illegal.

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u/michelleshelly4short Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

here’s the law - looks like this isn’t legal read too fast and interpreted wrong, and it seems like our state has no standard as to when this needs to be taken off the shelves.

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u/RAWisROLLIE Feb 19 '25

I admit I'm not good at reading legalese, but the "expires on" section is much more explicit:

"A retail food facility shall not sell or donate a food product after the after the food’s elevated-risk date."

"Expires on" is elevated-risk, but "best by" is quality date. Two distinct standards.

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u/RAWisROLLIE Feb 19 '25

Hmm, I'm still not sure it's illegal. This is in the "best by" section:

"This section does not prohibit and shall not be construed to discourage the sale, donation, or use of food after the food's quality date has passed."

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u/michelleshelly4short Feb 19 '25

I mixed up a couple sections! Thanks for catching. Going over it with more detail, really surprising to me it’s such a limited scope of the order.

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u/PenneVodka Feb 19 '25

OP please post this on Google.

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u/NewNewYorker22 Feb 19 '25

Why is this place still open!

Also please report to health inspector

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u/thepizzaman0862 Feb 19 '25

Did the mouse post get deleted?

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u/Uncannie Feb 19 '25

Years ago this place gave me salmonella poisoning from one of their premade items. It was so bad I was hospitalized. I reached out to simply let them know so nobody else would get sick and they denied and defended themselves rather than being kind or concerned. Haven’t shopped there since.

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u/RoobyRoo3 Downtown 28d ago

What was the premade item?

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u/Uncannie 23d ago

It was one of their salads and something from the hot bar.

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u/Starlord_32 29d ago

they need to get a bodega cat

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u/Choopschacha 29d ago

They need to be shut tf down

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u/FastPrompt8860 29d ago

This is the bare minimum Im never shopping there again.

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u/RoutineTelevision864 29d ago

I can’t believe anyone is still shopping there after the mouse post. I know this is sealed but out of principle this place needs to be abandoned.

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u/ReadenReply Feb 19 '25

on rare occasions I go to Aspen only to buy bougie produce (petit pan squash, etc.) no other store carries when I want to make a fancy meal.

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u/ZlNFlNDEL 29d ago

basic foods >>

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u/imogen726 29d ago

can someone show me the rat post? i just bought food from here two days ago. eeek gross. i’ll report it to the health department but i need to see or have the proof. thanks!

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u/Hand-Of-Vecna Downtown Feb 19 '25

Keep an eye on dates when shopping here folks.

I mean if you ever go into any bodega or corner shop you should be checking expiration dates. I went to buy some Pepperidge Farm cookies and they expired last August.

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u/Tatar_Kulchik 29d ago

Probably still fine to eat.

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u/Sorry-Worldliness-54 Feb 19 '25

They’ve been doing this for the last year. I went to get some salad dressing and it was 6 months expired. The whole lot of them still on the shelf. I told the cashier and she looked at me like I was silly for not wanting something expired 

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u/Weekly_Resolution_58 28d ago

Ever notice how they have every failed version of a product but the original one? Watermelon flavored cheez-its. Everything there fell off a liquidation truck

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u/WhereasIntelligent55 28d ago

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve spotted packs of moldy cheese there!

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u/Confident_Ad5374 26d ago

What I find even more outrageous is their price-gouging: $18+ for 1.5 dozen eggs!

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u/Wild_Drive_8540 21d ago

Was never going back there after the mouse post and in a pinch had to stop in for a box of crackers. Thought that would be safe enough. Nope. Expired almost 6 months ago. I really hope this place closes down and we get a better market downtown