Salt expiration is what I find most funny, it has been for million of years buried, and when is extracted and packed, then suddenly it expires 😊

You should not refrigerate bread because it ruins it via the process of starch retrogradation (re-crystallization).

It is far better to plan your bread usage and store it in plastic at room temperature, or freeze it.

Very much agree on the expiration! Those are more a notification to the store when to get them off the shelves... There's tons of wiggle room! Things like cheese will last forever anyways or can be frozen, sour cream stored at the back of the fridge to extend the life. Lots of money-saving there!

I freeze mine. I live alone so it would just go mouldy anyway, but this way my breads always fredh

Extending this tip further: a lot of things turn out fairly decent when frozen and then unfrozen. Cooked rice, raw homemade pasta, diced vegs (onions, peppers, carrots), citrus juice, cooked beans, stews and pilafs in general. So if you have the available freezer space it's worth to hide some leftovers there, for an "I got no money and no time but I need to eat!" sort of meal.

Just don't freeze potatoes. They get spongy.