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Packaged Tuna?I have packaged tuna (pouches) in my fridge and encountered a power loss. Can they be saved?

 

A jar of recalled peanut butter.

Recalled Jif Peanut Butter?Is it OK to make cookies with recalled Jif peanut butter?

 

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How Can You Know If a Raw Egg Is Safe to Use?How do you know when an egg is still fresh to use?

 

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Fruit Fresh Expiration?I have a bottle of Fruit Fresh, still sealed, with a use by date of March 2021. Is it still safe to use for freezing peaches?

 

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Out of Date Ezy Sauce?Would an unopened 2016 bottle of ezy sauce be ok to use?

 

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Vacuum Sealed Dried Food Safety?I am vacuum sealing'dried foods, ie. beans, sugar, dried soup, dried milk, etc. and storing them in my pantry. We close the house down in Canada for the winter and my dried foods undergo a freezing and thawing process before we return back in early spring. I need to know if this dried food that is vacuum sealed is safe to consume after repeated thaws.

 

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Shelf Life of Fruit Cups?Can you eat fruit cups past best by date?

 

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Shelf Life of Imitation Crab Meat?I had imitation crab meat a few hours ago and noticed that the package said to use by September 1 and today is September 4. I'm worried that I can get sick. It was closed and in the fridge.

 

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Using Expired Cocoa?The expiration date code on the back of my Hershey's cocoa is 32M1B2I. Is this still good?

 

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Shelf Life Thawed Fake Crab?So I'd put some crab out to make crab salad or something. In the next couple days I had to rearrange the fridge and freezer. I had couple other packages in freezer now I don't know which ones are which.

 

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Shelf Life of Crisco Shortening?How long will Crisco last?

 

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Jar of Minced Garlic Froze?If a jar of minced garlic, in juice, accidentally gets frozen, is it still good? Anybody know?

 

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Storing Strawberry Freezer Jam?We have freezer strawberry jam that we are traveling with - 206 four ounce jars. They are currently frozen. We are leaving Tuesday and we are giving them away on Saturday. Can we just keep them in a cooler until we give them out or do we need to keep them cool?

 

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Using Canned Peach Pie Filling?I opened a 21 oz can of peach pie filling by mistake to make an ambrosia fruit salad. I put the opened canned peaches in a plastic container. It has been in the refridgerator about 2-3 weeks. Is it still safe to use? I would like to bake a cake or pie with it.

 

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Identifying Codes on Food Packaging?My cocoa says, 97K31. OJ. What do those numbers and letters mean?

 

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Effects of Thawing and Refreezing on Food?How does freezing over of refrigerator effect liquid cartons of eggs, citrus juice, and fruit juice? The refrigerator in an "assisted living" facility room froze unopened cartons of liquid eggs and unopened bottles of expensive OJ and unopened bottles of fruit juice.

 

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Refreezing Lemon Juice?We juiced lemons and froze them in icetrays. Our freezer broke. Can I refreeze the lemon juice?

 

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Removing Paint Odor from Repainted Appliances?We spray painted the inside of a chest freezer we bought at a yard sale, due to rust. Now our food tastes like spray paint. Is it safe to eat? How do I get rid of the smell and taste?

 

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Honey Turned Darker?I have a jar of clover honey that was clear when I bought it, but has turned a dark brown color. Is it safe to eat?

 

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Thawing Rhubarb?How long is thawed rhubarb safe in the refrigerator?

 

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Safety of Expired Food?Is it OK to eat expired canned and packaged dry foods several months after expiration date?

 

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Eating Sprouting Sweet Potatoes?Can you still use them if they are sprouting?

 

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Eating Stew Left in Crockpot Over Night?The stew in my slow-cooker was just finishing cooking when I went to bed at 10:00 pm. It was way too hot to put in the refrigerator. I left it covered on the counter and refrigerated it at 7:30 in the morning. Is it still OK to eat?

 

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Using Cooked Celery Left on Stove Overnight?Last night I cleaned some stalks of celery for soup this weekend and cooked it with the top greens. I left it in the water in a stainless steel pan overnight on top of the stove. Can I still use it? I put it in the fridge when I got up this morning.

 

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Use of Wine from Bottle with Seal Broken?We have a bottle of wine and half of quantity was taken one year back. Then the bottle was closed with a cork. Can we take the wine now from the same bottle?

 

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Shelf Life of Chocolate?If baking chocolate chunks are white, ashed over, are they safe to use? The best by date is 2013.

 

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Expired Date on Yogurt?I was given several containers of non-fat, 1% skim milk, plain yogurt on November 8th that had expiration date of November 5th.

 

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Shelf Life of Powdered Hot Chocolate Mix?How long past the sell date can you use this product?

 

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Finding the Expiration Date of Hershey's Cocoa?What is the expiration date of a container of Hershey's cocoa powder with the code # 39E1B 3A?

 

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Shelf Life of Canned Food?I'm on an extremely tight income for food and trying new ways to stay within my food budget. I was wondering if eating expired canned food is actually safe. I read somewhere you can still eat it, as long as it's not over a year old. What do you guys know about this?

 

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Refreezing Stew?Can you refreeze thawed beef stew?

 

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Expiration Date on Canned Foods?How good are can goods after the expiration date?

 

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Shelf Life of Macaroni and Cheese?How long can you use mac and cheese after expiration date?

 

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Using Expired Yogurt?How long after it reaches the expiration date can I still use yogurt?

 

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Using Expired Cocoa Powder?I have a container of Kroger cocoa powder with a sell by date of Nov. 29, 2004. The container is made of cardboard with a metal top and metal bottom.

 

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Expired Eagle Brand Cream?I have a can of Eagle brand cream. It is a sweet cream used in baking cookies. The expiration date is 2009, is it usable?

 

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Safety of Canned Salsa?We canned salsa yesterday and when the jars were on the cooling racks I noticed some tomato colored juice on the counter. If they all seem to have a tight seal, do you think they are safe?

 

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Shelf Life of Eggs?What is the latest that eggs kept in the refrigerator are safe to eat? I get rid of them by date stamped on the container. My neighbor says I'm throwing out perfectly good eggs.

 

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Reusing Ziploc Freezer Bags?I need to know why you can't reuse freezer bags after you used them to freeze meat. My wife will wash them out and reuse to freeze meat again. Help me with this answer. Thank you.

 

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Health Concerns About Food Canned in China?Recently I've heard several people mention that they wouldn't eat Chinese canned goods. I buy different products from Dollarama (such as mandarin oranges, mushrooms, etc.) that come from China and am wondering what others think about using them? Thanks!

 

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Make Your Own Vegetable Wash?I need an economical fruit and vegetable wash.

 

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Is It Safe to Drink Expired Gatorade?I was drinking a Gatorade dated December 10 2010, today's date is April 20, 2011. I'm really scared now due to the chemicals that are in these liquids. Is it dangerous?

 

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Dark Spots on Cauliflower?Are the dark spots cauliflower safe to eat?

 

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Refreezing Cooked Meat?How many times can I refreeze meat after cooking?

 

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Can You Drink the Water Used to Boil Eggs?Is it safe to drink the water that you have boiled eggs in? If not, why not?

 

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Cheese Has White Edges After Freezing?I put some slice cheese in the freeze about 4 or 5 months ago in only the store wrapper. The cheese has a white powder on the edges now. Is it okay to use?

 

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Making Tossed Salad?Is it safe to toss a salad with a large plastic bag prior to serving it?

 

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Meat Preparation and Food Safety?After I wash my meat I lay it in the sink (after I clean it thoroughly) and season it. I usually buy family packages of meat and it is easier to prepare my meat this way versus using 2 plates. What do you use?

 

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Refreezing Previously Frozen Foods?Can cheese that has thawed out be refrozen? Can frozen pizza dough that has thawed out be refrozen?

 

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How Long Will Homemade Potato Salad Keep in the Refrigerator?How long will homemade potato salad remain safe in the fridge?

 

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How Long Will Vegetable Soup Keep in the Refrigerator?How long can I keep vegetable soup in the refrigerator before it spoils?

 

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Shelf Life of Honey in Unopened Container?How long should honey still be good if left in a unopened can? What are the signs if it's no longer safe?

 

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Eggs After Their "Sell By" Date?How long do eggs last after the expiration date?

 

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How Long Will Cooked Pork Keep?How long will a cooked boneless leg of pork keep?

 

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Can I Refreeze a Defrosted Turkey?I have a problem, I ended up with two turkeys for the holiday. I bought one and got given the other. I am grateful, but the problem is that both of them defrosted. I don't know if it is afe to re-freeze it before I cook it or do I have to cook it first?

 

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What is the Difference Between Sour Milk and Spoiled Milk?What is the difference between sour milk and bad milk? Can I use sour milk in baking? My carton says 11/26.

 

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How Long Can You Keep a Thawed Turkey in the Refrigerator?How long is it safe to keep a turkey refrigerated after thawing before cooking?

 

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Sour Half and Half?What is sour half and half?

 

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Are the White Spots on My Corn Tortillas Mold?There are white spots on the corn tortillas, is this mold?

 

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Can I Continue Using a Damaged Pot?I dumbly left a pot on the stovetop too long and the bottom of the pot burned. I boiled a mixture of vinegar and water in the pot and all the char came off. Only, now, there are little white holes on the bottom of the pot. Is it unsafe to keep using this pot? It is stainless steel.

 

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Shelf Life of Swanson Chicken Broth in Cartons?My brother drives a tractor-trailer and ended up with 3 cases of Swanson chicken broth in the carton like boxes. They expire this month; can freeze these and/or does the 2 year after the date rule apply to these like other canned food? Thanks.

 

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Home Canned Cream of Chicken Soup Smells Bad?I canned cream of chicken soup with dry milk. When I opened a jar it tasted different and the smell was bad.

 

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Shelf Life of Homemade Apple Juice if Not Refrigerated?After making fresh apple juice at home, how long will it stay fresh? Can I put it in my bag and give it to my 6 month old son after for example, 4-5 hours?

 

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Refreezing Meat?Can I refreeze uncooked pork chops?

 

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Are Refillable Plastic Water Bottles Safe?We purchase water at the grocery store using the large refillable plastic bottles. Is it safe to keep using the same plastic bottle? Thanks.

 

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Shelf Life of Canned Foods?Can you tell me if a can of sweet and sour is any good after you have had it still in the can, unopened for 6 years?

 

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Is it Okay to Have a Freezer in the Garage?Would it be okay to put a freezer in garage?

 

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Can I Serve Food on Unglazed Terra Cotta Flowerpot Saucers?Since it would not be safe to eat off of the glazed saucers, what about the plain terracotta saucers for pots?

 

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Can I Use the Saucer from a Glazed Flowerpot to Serve Food?Is it safe to eat or place food on a glazed flowerpot's glazed saucer?

 

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Shelf Life of Homemade Canned Soup?How long is homemade canned soup good for? I was recently given some that has been on the shelf for 2 years. Is it safe to eat?

 

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Do Foods Need to Be Heated to Boiling Before Placing on a Steam Table?I hope you can help with this one, don't know where else to go. I started working at a snack bar that sells hot dogs, chili dogs, etc. We make our own chili for the chili dogs. Once made and cooled we put it in containers, date them and freeze them to use throughout the week.

 

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Using Meat That Was in a Broken Freezer?My freezer stopped working. I did not know this until I saw a puddle of water. It is completely defrosted. The food was thawed but still cold. There was roast, chicken, and ground meat.

 

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Can I Use Meat That Was Left to Defrost on Counter?I accidentally started to defrost spare ribs on the counter and they sat out about 5 hours. They were still partially frozen when discovered. Are they OK to use?

 

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Storing Food on Cracked Styrofoam Trays?Can you store ready to eat food on cracked Styrofoam trays?

 

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Determining if Milk is Safe to Drink?We bought some milk it doesn't expire until March 18th. It was frozen in our refrigerator since the 3rd of March. It tastes like vanilla, it's 2% milk. Is it safe? I'm 33 weeks pregnant, so I want to be safe.

 

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Fresh Coconut Has Chemical Smell?Does anyone know why a coconut would smell something like a cleaning product when it is opened? I recently bought one. It is full of milk and white meat, but smells chemically.

 

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Concerns Related to Storing Lettuce in Plastic Too Long?What's the name of the poison contracted from lettuce being stored in plastic too long?

 

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Shelf Life of Canned Sauerkraut?How long can you safely keep canned sauerkraut?

 

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Shelf Life of Flavored Oils and Vinegars?How long do bottled, flavored oils and vinegars last?

 

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Shelf Life of Tuna Packaged in Pouches?I have a couple of unopened pouches of tuna and albacore. I don't think they have expiration dates on them, so how long can go by before it's too late to open and use them?

 

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Roasting Meat Without a Thermometer?I don't have a meat thermometer. What can I substitute? (chicken is already in the oven)

 

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Are My Lemons Safe to Use?Last February during my daughter's wedding preparations, I had a lot of lemons which I sliced up ready to make marmalade and froze them. But I never got around to doing it with all the stuff going on. I forgot about them until I was cleaning out my freezer and came across them.

 

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Keeping Mold Out of Packaged Foods?I have food stored in my basement, but I have mold in my basement that keeps coming back. The food is stored in a stand alone pantry with doors that don't close very well. Should I be worried about mold spores getting into my food, even if the food is unopened?

 

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Eating Tomatoes From Plant With Blight?My tomato plants have blight. If they live until harvest, are the tomatoes safe to eat?

 

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Expiration Dates on Canned Goods?Lately I've been shopping at a local dent and bent store. I can't ever find a date on the cans. Someone told me that they take the dates off because they are expired so the customers won't know that.

 

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Does Mold in Refrigerator Contaminate Food?Does mold in a refrigerator contaminate everything that is in it, such as bottled ketchup, jellies, mustard, etc.?

 

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How Long Can Shrimp Be Kept Frozen?I found some forgotten shrimp in the back of the freezer that has been there a while, can I do anything with it? Would boiling it help? I really don't want to throw it out because it was expensive.

 

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Frozen Tomatoes Have Changed Color?We have two bags of frozen tomatoes from the 2007 season that have turned quite dark in color? Would you use them? They don't have any odd smell but we are a little worried.

 

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Rabbit Droppings Near Fruit?Is it safe to eat raspberries and strawberries when rabbit droppings are around the plants? Rabbits used my strawberry and raspberry gardens as their personal bathroom over the winter.

 

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Using an Old Can of Baked Beans?How long can you keep Grandman Brown's baked beans? I have a 54 oz. can that is at least 3 or 4 years old. The can looks to be in good shape. Are they okay to use?

 

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Microwaving Plastic Honey Container?My husband takes the honey in the plastic bear and microwaves the whole plastic container every time he wants to use a little honey. Is this healthy or safe to microwave it so often in this plastic container?

 

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Reusing Pasta Water?Is it safe to re-used water that pasta has been cooked in? Say I'm cooking pasta for dinner when my roommate comes home and is going to the same. Can I drain water from my pasta into another pot and have her re-use it?

 

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Hershey's Cocoa Expiration Date?I have two cans of Hershey's Cocoa and would like to know where to find the expiration date on them.

 

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Shelf Life of Baking Chocolate?How long can you keep baking morsels and dipping chocolate on the shelf at your house? I have some, but I am not sure if I should use it.

 

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Last Year's White Almond Bark?How long does white almond bark last? I have a package from last Christmas. It still looks and smells good, but I don't want to use it if it could go bad.

 

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Evaporated Milk Has Brown Tint?I was given some evaporated milk and when opened it had a brown tinted color. I did thoroughly shake the can before opening. I looked at a web page about evaporated milk, and I could not see an answer. It was not passed the "use by" date on the can. It had a generic label but when I read on the back, it said Safeway Milk Company. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

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Washing Produce (Fruits and Vegetables)?What can I use to clean fruits and vegetables?

 

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Are Tomato Products Safe From Salmonella?The US is having salmonella issues with tomatoes. My question is: If these tomatoes were used in processed foods like tomato paste or spaghetti sauce will the salmonella still live in the paste or sauce?

 

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Shelf Life Of Imitation Crab Meat?I am 8 1/2 months pregnant and I love the imitation crab meat. I purchased frozen crab meat a while back and thawed it (kept in the refrigerator). So now it's been about a week since I ate the thawed imitation crab meat from the refrigerator but I'm getting worried now that I shouldn't have eaten it.

 

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How Long Will Pumpkin Puree Last In Fridge?How long will pumpkin puree last in the fridge?

 

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How Long Do Hard Boiled Eggs Last?How long do hard-boiled eggs last when they're refrigerated in their shells? Thanks.

 

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Keeping Ham After 'Best By Date'?How long can you keep a ham slice after its best by date?

 

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Using Cinnamon Sticks Multiple Times?I like to use cinnamon sticks, for flavor and for stirring, in my teas and coffee. Should the stick be tossed after so many uses, not just due to diminishing flavor, but for sanitary reasons? I allow the sticks to thoroughly dry between uses, but I still question the safety?

 

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Cheap vs. Expensive Silicone Scrapers?I have a number of silicone scrapers that I use in my kitchen. Some were expensive to buy, others I purchased at a dollar store. The cheaper ones tend to "sweat". It is an oily type liquid. The expensive ones do not do this. Does anyone know what that "sweat" is? Are they safe to use?

 

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Moldy Fudge?Why is my fudge moldy after one month?

 

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Putting a Non-stick Pan in the Oven?I have a non-stick fry pan that has rubber on the handle. Is it true that if I cover the handle with foil, I can put it in the oven?

 

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Expired Bottled Water?Is it okay to drink bottled water that is out of date?

 

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Storing Cooked Turkey?Storing Cooked Turkey. How long will cooked turkey last in fridge?

 

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Is Homemade Flavored Olive Oil Safe?Homemade Flavored Olive Oil. I was given a bottle of homemade flavored (herbs and garlic) olive oil for Christmas. The friend who made it states it has not been refrigerated. Is this safe to consume?

 

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Are Raw Egg Whites Safe?Are Raw Egg Whites Safe? What are your thoughts out there about the safety--threat of salmonella, etc.--using raw egg whites in a recipe?

 

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Stainless Steel Pan?My Stainless Steel Fry Pan was heated without anything in it and the metal is scorched. It doesn't seem to affect cooking, but is it still safe to use?

 

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How Can I Tell If Dishes Are Food Safe?Is there a way to know if some dishes that I bought are food safe? They have stickers that say "QC Q32" and "QC Q35." Those are the only identifying marks, other that that they are made in China.

 

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Disinfecting Lettuce?Today I bought some lettuce at the farmers market for the first time. My husband wants me to "disinfect" it because he says we can get "amoebas." What in the world is he talking about? I've never heard of disinfecting lettuce before. If I am supposed to disinfect it, how do I do that?

 

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Dangers From Using Teflon Pans?Is anyone worried about using teflon pans? I heard or read something about danger using these pans.

 

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Refrigerator Door Left Open?My husband accidentally left the the refrigerator door partially open. Do I throw all food away? I found this out at 6 am and we went to bed at 11 pm last night. I really need advice on this please.

 

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Expiration Dates on Food?When I buy yogurt, sour cream, pre-packaged deli meat, etc, I know they have an expiration date. Sometimes the date may be a month or two away. My question is, once I open sour cream (for example), is it still good till the expiration date or is that date more for purchasing?

 

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Preventing Food Poisoning?Tips for preventing food poisoning. Post your ideas.

 

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Metal Scratches - Milkshakes?I have a question. I work at A&W restaurant. Something took my attention. When we are making milk shakes, we first put ice cream in a cup and we put one metal thing on top of the cup in order for the ice cream not to blow over the cup while stirring. Almost half of the metal thing is in the cup and when we are stirring it, the blender touches the metal and scratches it (the metal thing can be seen scratched) Is this an insidious health hazard or is this not detrimental? Thank you very much.

 

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