If I freeze something before its expiration date, no problem. But there is a few items (read dairy) in your post that I have a hard time eating up to the expiration date let alone past. I have had ones that I have had to throw out up to a week before the expiration date because they tasted so off (and I tend to never buy that brand again).
As to cheese, most hard cheeses don't have expiration dates. I worked in a deli so I know that unopened packages of hard cheese can last for quite some time hence you don't usually find an expiration date on them. Shredded is okay until it molds. Soft cheeses though require you to be a bit more careful. If you see discoloration before the expiration date, they are still bad.
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