Archive:Quick Questions on food safety / sell by / use by dates

blahn

Got a jar of red cabbage and sliced pickled beetroot in the fridge. Both in vinegar. Seal broken on cabbage about three/four months ago, on beetroot last Christmas. Just wondering if these will be okay? I think the cabbage will for sure as it just says store in a cool dry place, no mention of eat within or etc. Pickled beetroot says eat within 6 weeks but I fancy that can be ignored? Just wondering for some opinions before I go try taste it later.

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Got a jar of red cabbage and sliced pickled beetroot in the fridge. Both in vinegar. Seal broken on cabbage about three/four months ago, on beetroot last Christmas. Just wondering if these will be okay? I think the cabbage will for sure as it just says store in a cool dry place, no mention of eat within or etc. Pickled beetroot says eat within 6 weeks but I fancy that can be ignored? Just wondering for some opinions before I go try taste it later.

If the beetroot looks and smells ok then I would eat it.

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nesssie1702

Try a bit and see - anything pickled won't have bugs in it, so little risk of food poisoning.

I've had a jar of beetroot lurking in the fridge for long enough before and when I went to use it, it didn't quite smell right, so I chucked it.

Trust your nose, you know

carlamagee

hi, not sure if i have this in the right thread - please move if required!

I have just sorted out my fridge - have no monies to do shopping until next week, and am trying to mealplan with what i have left in my cupboards!

anyways, i found a packet of italian sausage and ham tortellini - still sealed and everything. but dated "Use by" 11th november ..... may sound gross, but would it still be ok to eat? has been refrigerated since purchased, i simply forgot it was there. it looks fine to me, but cant afford to get sick!!?
any advice would be greatly recieved, even if it is just to tell me to wise up!! lol

Thanks, Carla.

vickyj

i am queen of the "it'll be fine" club but even i have to say here that i would not chance it so far out.
If it were only a few days then it would not be a biggy but you are talking nearly three weeks and for a fresh food item containing meat that is a recipie for loo soup.
allthough on a plus point you wont have to worry about your shopping budget as you wouldent want to eat for a few days :-)
Take care
Vicky

whu

Likewise - I wouldn't risk it given the dates involved

carlamagee

Thanks!!! Prompty threw in bin!!!!

ragz_2

There's no need to throw beef away because it's brown. Doesn't mean it's off it's just kind of maturing! I always used to chuck it until my OH convinced me to try it. As long as it smells ok there's nothing wrong with it, especially if it's in date. Sometimes it can taste a little too meaty for some dishes but especially stewing steak seems to tate better when it gets to that stage!
On the flip side, I bought some mince from my !!!!!er that went off 2 days later, it wasn't brown, looked perfect but smelled like rotted fish! I took it back and complained, he refunded and replaced it and explained that mince especially goes off quickly because the air bubbles in it (which there are actually less of in supermarket mince as it's compacted) encourage bacteria growth, and that it's the smell of meat rather than the colour and shows if it's off.
Some of the lamb he had in there was almost black but smelled gorgeous!

gailey_2

Got some fresh salmon tuesday on offer not realising so shortdated discovered yesterday and bunged in freezer.
its fersh salmon fillets been kept in fridge? shoudl I risk it?
I hate to throw away food am annoyed with myself
my ma says fish can be dodgy and i get food poisening but dates can sometimes be guidlines.
If i cook it how will i know its off?

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

If it was 2 days past it's date when you froze it, then I personally wouldn't eat it.
(If it was less and it didn't smell before putting it in the freezer then I would minimise risk by putting pesto or something on top and cooking straight from frozen. Also need to check if packaging said if it could be frozen or not - might have previously been frozen.)