is it safe to eat over 1 year old salsa
#1
01-10-10, 07:25 AM
is it safe to eat over 1 year old salsa
i got 2 30 oz jars of chunky salsa from the blue store that starts with K and one jar the best by date says oct 23rd 2008 
the other dec 2nd 2009. is that possible how could a store sell food that old. am i risk now for food poisoning sense i just finished the one jar that had the oct 23rd 08 date on it. so far no effects.
the other dec 2nd 2009. is that possible how could a store sell food that old. am i risk now for food poisoning sense i just finished the one jar that had the oct 23rd 08 date on it. so far no effects.
#3
01-10-10, 09:12 AM
Super Moderator
Yes, I agree. I don't think you'd get food poisoning, just a tummy ache, if it were bad. I think we can always trust our sense of smell and taste. If it smells and tastes good, it's fine and it smells and tastes bad, well it's trash! 
#4
01-10-10, 09:37 AM
The 09 product probably won't hurt you,the 08 is borderline.
The products should not have been sold period but grocery stores do poor jobs of policing expiration dates.If you still have receipts you could complain even after consuming the product and they might compensate you.Basically if they feel you might spread the word of this they might be willing to "help".
Salsa doesn't have ingredients that are as likely to sicken you.No dairy/eggs no meat/fish/poultry and no "fresh" ingredients all processed.There could be oils that might go rancid over time but the time frames here are within reasonably safe limits.
It is possible that the actual manufacturers might be worth contacting.Some brands are stocked and kept track of by people employed by them or their distributor not the store itself.
The products should not have been sold period but grocery stores do poor jobs of policing expiration dates.If you still have receipts you could complain even after consuming the product and they might compensate you.Basically if they feel you might spread the word of this they might be willing to "help".
Salsa doesn't have ingredients that are as likely to sicken you.No dairy/eggs no meat/fish/poultry and no "fresh" ingredients all processed.There could be oils that might go rancid over time but the time frames here are within reasonably safe limits.
It is possible that the actual manufacturers might be worth contacting.Some brands are stocked and kept track of by people employed by them or their distributor not the store itself.
#5
01-10-10, 10:04 AM
yeah i had half the jar yesterday then the rest this morning along with chips. no runs or anything yet. the only fresh ingredients this salsa has is fresh onions,fresh jalapeno peppers. the salsa didn't taste any different.don't think i can say the brand on here can i?
#6
01-10-10, 10:20 AM
Group Moderator
Brand is not really important anyway unless there is a recall or illness linked to the brand. It is the stores fault for not pulling it off the shelf. Maybe a little bit of fault is yours too for not looking but, to be honest, I would not have looked either. One would expect that the items you buy in the store to be good/safe/fresh.
#7
01-10-10, 10:37 AM
Super Moderator
A good indicator of spoiling in foods stored in jars is a bulged lid or pop up center of many newer lids.
Although as said, high acid foods are less prone to spoiling you can not taste botulism!
Although as said, high acid foods are less prone to spoiling you can not taste botulism!
#8
01-10-10, 11:21 AM
should i toss the 2nd jar with the use by date of dec 2nd 2009. do you think. so far i have no symptoms but is it possible i got botulism poisoning. should i go to the hospital under out patient and have them test me.
#9
01-10-10, 11:53 AM
Group Moderator
If it smells fine, tastes fine and comes from an unopened, sealed container I would still eat it. I think people get way too excited about sell by/expiration dates when all it is is a date that the manufacture pulled out of there butt. It is no different than salsa caned at home an the rule on that is 1 year.
I see no reason to go to the hospital unless you have some symptoms.
I see no reason to go to the hospital unless you have some symptoms.
#10
01-10-10, 01:10 PM
Super Moderator
No, you do not have botulism poisoning............as I said, "acid foods are less prone to spoiling".
I was making the point that you can not always tell something is bad by how it smells.
I too am quite sure the salsa is fine.
If it makes you feel any better you can put it in a pot, bring it to a boil, simmer for five minutes then let it cool.
We regularly buy expired items including some types of fresh meat (ground meat excluded), and have never had the slightest hint we consumed any nasty bugs.
I was making the point that you can not always tell something is bad by how it smells.
I too am quite sure the salsa is fine.
If it makes you feel any better you can put it in a pot, bring it to a boil, simmer for five minutes then let it cool.
We regularly buy expired items including some types of fresh meat (ground meat excluded), and have never had the slightest hint we consumed any nasty bugs.
#11
01-10-10, 01:39 PM
I'll have to concur with the others. If the container is good, lid is intact and not bulging, tomato based products are pretty stable. Food poisoning will take place in 8 hours. You don't want it, believe me. My stepson and his wife used to go to the local food store after midnight and stock up on expired (by one hour) meats. The store's guarantee was no outdated meats or they were half price. They did this for years!
#12
01-10-10, 02:13 PM
Just to make you feel better, my Wife and I just this past week ate a canned 1 Pound Danish Ham that had a Date of 2003 on it. We've been negligent.
In the Marine Corps, I often ate some C-Rations that were 20 years old (maybe left over from WWII). Yumm.
If I look hard, I'll venture we have a lot of food left over from our Y2K stockpile.
Your nose knows !
In the Marine Corps, I often ate some C-Rations that were 20 years old (maybe left over from WWII). Yumm.
If I look hard, I'll venture we have a lot of food left over from our Y2K stockpile.
Your nose knows !
Last edited by Vermont; 01-10-10 at 03:00 PM.
#13
01-10-10, 02:29 PM
Super Moderator
Vermont...so I guess that would be called an aged ham? lol
Bulged cans or jar lids are a no-no...if there is foam inside..but it smells ok..it's a throw out.
Bulged cans or jar lids are a no-no...if there is foam inside..but it smells ok..it's a throw out.
#14
01-20-10, 10:27 AM
With the holiday last Monday, I decided I'd look through a few of my kitchen cabinets to see if I needed to throw anything out. For what its worth, I am NOT a cook, more of a nuker. Anyway I painfully tossed several containers of spices that dated back to 1985, a couple boxes of baking soda that had expiration dates of 1988, and some boxed pasta and cheese dinners that expired in 2000. I don't know if dry packaged products ever "spoil" but I assume something that's over 20 years past the expiration date probably is not in its prime?
Not sure what to do with the six pack of beer I didn't realize I still had....that's a relative newcomer, only two years old!
I assume since most canned goods don't have expiration dates printed on them, as long as the can isn't bulged or rusted, it should still be OK. I've eaten packaged cheese that's a year past expiration and it was fine.
Maybe I need to post a "hazardous waste" sign on the fridge?
Beer 4U2
Not sure what to do with the six pack of beer I didn't realize I still had....that's a relative newcomer, only two years old!
I assume since most canned goods don't have expiration dates printed on them, as long as the can isn't bulged or rusted, it should still be OK. I've eaten packaged cheese that's a year past expiration and it was fine.
Maybe I need to post a "hazardous waste" sign on the fridge?
Beer 4U2
