I was in the middle of making dinner when this happened. I’m grateful I poured it into a measuring cup first. Thankfully I don’t live too far from another source.
I remember milk staying good almost a week past its expiration date when I was a kid. Boy have the times changed.
If a perishable product comes in an opaque plastic container, that’s a deliberate choice. Always be suspicious of it.
It does help a bit with spoilage issues (by blocking light coming into the product) but what you said is totally valid as well.