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Does this sound ok to eat?

I have just been going through my cupboard and my pasta sauces are all out of date! There is a asda tomato and mascarpone pasta sauce which is dated Sept 2006 - do you think this is ok to eat?

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  • Slinky
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    hmmm cheese in it......... wouldn't risk that one myself.
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  • BarmyCow
    BarmyCow Posts: 225 Forumite
    I'd be tempted to have a sniff and a tiny taste - if everything seems OK, I personally would be tempted to risk it.
    Maybe this would be the time to point out I have a cast iron stomach.:D
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  • loopyloulou_3
    loopyloulou_3 Posts: 1,269 Forumite
    ive chucked it - i told my OH and he looked at me as if i was trying to posion him! LOL
  • teedy23
    teedy23 Posts: 2,090 Forumite
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    I,d have eaten it! if it,s not discoloured I think it,s ok. September should be ok
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  • test it out on a small child?
  • Oh dear, I should be dead a long time then. I have used packet mixes which were out of date for a year or so and so far only ever thrown one out which smelled weird.
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  • oakdale_minx
    oakdale_minx Posts: 1,174 Forumite
    I think it will be fine. Is it a Best Before date? I would open it and give it a sniff, but I think it would be fine (another cast iron stomach here!)
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