Do you follow Use by and Sell by Dates, and other food safety issues

devil30

I think it might be ok as its cured. Like the above poster said, do the sniff test. Alos check to see if its a bit green!

Penelope_Penguin

If it smells OK, I'd risk it.

Penny. x

Farway

if it is genuine Parma ham then it will be fine, as whatatwit pointed out, they hang for at least year before you even get them

If not genuine Parma, ie some "value" look alike then be wary

livalot

vixtress wrote: »

i have just found an unopened pack of parma ham in the back of the fridge.
its use by date is 3nd of jan, what do you think,
i know 10days is a lot but i thought with it being cured it might be ok?
i wouldnt eat it raw but what do you think about cooked.

thanks

Last week I had the same problem .... had a packet of unopened parma ham that was ..... a month out of date ..... I opened it, sniffed it and it was fine, so we ate it in sandwhiches... didn't bother to cook it. absolutely lovely. If in doubt .... cook it and enjoy it, it will be fine but don't throw it away.... what a waste.

Livalot

lainz

If it's not left the fridge of its own accord - it should be fine!

Apart from chicken (which I'm v particular about) best befores are just a guide!

lilmoi1985lm

sniff it - the ultimate test!

Caterina

In Italy the cured pork legs of ham are hung from the ceiling and stay there for ages, even one year! The meat is cured, salted and in some cases smoked and that preserves it.

If the packet was in the fridge and unopened you should be ok!

Caterina

vixtress

thanks for the replies, it is tesco finest parma ham so i think its the 'real' stuff.
i thought that it should be ok but then wondered if i was just being a minger!
it doesnt look green through the packaging so i will open it, have a sniff and see what i think.
thanks very much!

mrbadexample

crawley_girl wrote: »

Ditto what Frugal said. A few weeks is nothing when some of the food in my cupboards has use by dates well into 2010

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

Some of the food in my cupboards has use by dates well into 2004.

Stephen_Leak

The OP has posted since 8 Jan, BTW.