A man with a “titanium belly” has amassed more than four million views on TikTok after going viral experimenting with how far he can stretch the shelf life of foods. Gavin Wren has even eaten a fried egg 73 days past its best before date when another the same age had turned green.
The 44-year-old, from Forest Gate, east London, is on a stomach-turning mission to find out whether staple foods found in many of our fridges, including hummus, coleslaw and yogurt, can last far longer than you might expect. And then he is looking to see what they do to him if he eats them when they are out of date.
His experiments – some of which are against government safety advice – might chime with people worried about food costs as Britons face the highest rate of inflation in 40 years but be warned: Do not try this at home. In his day job, Gavin, who is in a relationship with artist Uli Ap, 41, advises organisations on how food production can become more sustainable.
