I just got a simply lemonade from a restaurant and when I got in the car I took a chug and glanced down at the date and it expired September 3rd 2024 which is over two months ago and I have health anxiety and I’m freaking out. Will I be okay? Will I get sick or die from this. The pulp was slightly brown but didn’t look too unusual I’m scared will I be okay??

I bought a frozen meal this morning (spaghetti bolognaise) at 9am for dinner tonight… I just went to heat it up and realized I didnt put it in the freezer! It’s now 8pm. The frozen meal is no longer frozen, it’s still cold (sort of like it’s been in the fridge) but not really frozen… Can I still eat it? Thanks!

Hello, lemme give more of an explanation. So basically sometimes I like to take my mayonnaise outside so when I buy sandwiches I can put some mayo on it. I stay outside for upwards of 4-6 hours sometimes, and I usually close my jar of mayo after opening it. Though yesterday, the second time I took the mayo outside, I noticed that the jar was not properly sealed. Also, In here the weather ranges from 8-12°C but indoors it can be a little more than that, so.

Doesn't smell off to me. Color looks normal, I guess?

I feel like it's safe? But I wanted to double check. Like stated above, it was in the fridge and everything. Just accidentally left it's container open.

I know you aren’t supposed to eat canned goods with dents in them, but I know you still can to a certain degree. Would I be okay using these or should I toss them?

Freeze dried oatmeal cream pies Got into a few of these and found they have silica gel packs in with the food.

Would they mess with safety?

Some of our potatoes smells kinda fishy and have black spots on them. We'll obviusly gonna toss those out but what about the rest that smells/looks okay amd feels firm not mushy? Are they still edible after if we bake them properly?

ChatGPT says that those should be safe but I figured this sub is still the safest choice.

Edit: it was stored in one of our cabinets and we bought them last week

Edit2: the bad ones looked like this: https://imgur.com/a/2BuAZZ2

If an unopened chub of jimmy dean sage sausage has been in my fridge (after thawing from frozen) for 2 weeks, is it still usable?

the best by date is unclear. the only numbers printed on the pack say "09 24250 10:45"

I was cutting the sprouts off of this stem and noticed a couple of the leaves are moldy. The worst one is seen in the picture. Are the sprouts still good to cook and eat? I don't remember which ones touched moldy leaves at this point.

Going through a rough patch financially and cleaning out the cupboards for meals. Would like to eat this but unsure if safe. Thoughts?

Being prematurely excited for Christmas, I made myself a peppermint mocha and used a can of whipped cream we had in the fridge. It looked and tasted fine at first, but about halfway through my drink, it started to clump up and curdle (?). I got super grossed out, poured it out, and checked the date on the whipped cream. It expired in mid APRIL.

This was only a few minutes ago, but I have emetophobia and pretty bad health anxiety. I know how dangerous it can be to drink expired milk, so I’m worried about getting some terrible food borne illness, or even just stomach upset/throwing up because of it.

What should I do? Will I be okay, considering it looked, smelled, and tasted fine at first? Help :(

Is that normal to have pork releasing white bubble when being cooked?

I mix some canned salsa with plain Greek yogurt as a topping. Both have long shelf life individually.

Can I mix 1 cup of salsa and 1 cup of yogurt and store it for the week? This will make it easier for me to use it everyday and save a minute or two of having to mix it for every meal that I use it

It’s way before expiration. It doesn’t smell or taste bad. Almost every pack on the shelf had it

Ive made a no bake chesecake and the recepie for the cream called for cornflour to help it settle is it safe mixed in iv only had a little bit of the batter

I have to unopened bottles of Bdubs sauce that have a “Best By” date of March 23, 2024.

I was planning on making wings today but now I’m unsure.. Are these still safe to use?

No changes in color or consistency noted on either bottle.

unwrapped this chocolate candy i'd forgotten about in my room today and it looked like this. from what i've searched it looks like it's sugar bloom, but since it was sitting in my room for like 4-5 months, i just wanted to make sure. thanks to anyone who can help

This is me being overly paranoid but I've been stricken with so many food poisonings and chronic illness I wanna be absolutely sure and safe
Because I'll sometimes cook rice and leave it in its pot in the fridge but forget about it for more than a week or even weeks before throwing it out, i know, stupid
it's the type of metal pot with tons of marks and lil divots in it for measuring etc, which is what worries me too

What's the best way to sterilize the pot after washing it? As I know just soap and water will remove but won't kill it, and I know its spores are heat resistant also even to boiling point
Can vinegar kill it?

What is this? Is the egg white safe to eat? I cracked the egg and only the egg white came out and the egg yolk wouldn't come out. I looked at it and found this brown/red thing.

My house flooded while I was sleeping and when I came down I found my packaged baking ingredients were fully submerged in the water for hours and hours.

One bag of sugar which was contained in an easily punctured type of stretchy thin plastic packaging clearly had water in it, but the rest of the things like flour and rolled oats etc seemed to be fine. They were in a non-stretchy thicker plastic package. I’m sure the wet sugar bag had a tiny puncture in it already or something.

I’m just wondering if airtight plastic food packaging is usually fully waterproof in a situation like this. Or if being submerged that long could allow some moisture to enter without it being obvious? Like just enough to degrade the product or make it unsanitary?

Normally I would assume it’s waterproof but I had a bag of freeze dried strawberries also submerged and the bag was still puffed with air and no punctures or anything. But when I tried one it was hardened and not soft as usual as if some moisture got in and then dried off. However the bag was like an unopened chips bag with air in it so it’s not like there were any openings. I’m just unsure if im safe to use these ingredients or if I need to toss them all. Made me wonder if plastic packaging is somewhat permeable to moisture when totally submerged despite there not being any openings.

Hey all, wondering your thoughts here. Is it safe to thaw steaks still in the bag in the fridge, or do they need to be removed? I know at least with seafood, they advise to remove it to prevent sickness.

To be clear, I’ve always thawed in the bag but just curious if anyone else has feedback

Thank you

Preparing this turkey and found a dark skin spot. I cut from near the leg. Is it safe?

Does anyone know how long steramine is good for once dissolved? I’m using it in my home kitchen. I’ve worked in professional kitchens with other quat sanitizers and the health department wanted them changed every 2 hours. Not sure if that’s becuase of contamination or the chemical losing effective.