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Marcia

5:44 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It's the pre-packaged kind of salad greens, and has been in the fridge. But it's blown up like a balloon - does that mean it's now poisonous?

I have a good reason for needing to know.

Demaestro

5:48 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It means it is releasing gas because things are starting to turn. Poisoning depends on what's in there.

I wouldn't eat it regardless.

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Marcia

5:51 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>Poisoning depends on what's in there

Only Romaine lettuce, that's it.

Woz

5:51 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Yep! You have anaerobic decomposition going on, good for the garden, bad for you. Feed it to the garden, or a neighbour's garden if you don't have one yourself.

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Tapolyai

5:53 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Don't they put some sort of a gas in the bag anyway to slow the spoilage?

vincevincevince

6:59 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Never eat or buy any package which is blown up as it shows that there is something growing inside it, normally bacteria.

This is absolutely important for meat, but still important for vegetables. Whilst organic vegetative decay is not dangerous to humans, when it is combined with pesticides, salad dressings, and unknown contaminants from previous/neighbouring production runs it's not normally worth the risk.

If you do insist on eating it, make sure you boil it for at least 3 minutes in plenty of water.

Tapolyai - many packages do contain gases which reduce the rate of decay - but that's all they do - reduce it.

Syzygy

8:44 am on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Never eat or buy any package which is blown up...

Unless it's salad stuff sold in what's known as a 'pillow pack'.

:-)

Syzygy

Rugles

3:11 pm on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>>Never eat or buy any package which is blown up as it shows that there is something growing inside it, normally bacteria.

You see that with cheese.

Ya, that salad is decaying and releasing gases. Not only should you not eat it, I won't taste very good either. The after effects won't be pleasant.

Demaestro

3:45 pm on Apr 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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For poison to occur there has to be some type of protein or grain involved.

Vegitation will just start to decompose on cellular level, when it's done you have kind of a cellular stew. Lot's of gases can be released, and if you think it puts out gas in the bag trying eating it... then watch everyone find an excuse to leave the room for some fresh air once that makes it's way through you.

percentages

5:26 am on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>It's the pre-packaged kind of salad greens, and has been in the fridge.

"Eat Fresh"....as a popular Ad says.

I only ever eat two salads, one straight from the garden and the one at the "Outback".....both made to order! A few local restaurants also make "fresh" salads which are good.

Refrigeration is fine for food a few hours old, but, I wouldn't eat anything out of my fridge that had been there more than 24 hours......I even like the milk to be bought fresh daily :)

Your salad is well past its edible date, it is bordering on compost, which I'm sure you would never consider eating.

Essex_boy

5:31 am on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I sopent a short time in a filling in job working a factory that prepared these.

Although teh offical level of hygene was high, the actual was way lower.

On one occassion they took a sample pack to show a major high street chain their range, opened it and out fell a maggot!

This little creature should have been killed off in the washing process, so I tend not to buy them.

Rugles

9:21 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>>I wouldn't eat anything out of my fridge that had been there more than 24 hours.

That is pretty much my policy for left overs. Not worth having a sore stomach to save a few bucks.

sailingahead

9:47 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)



Survival is for sissies!

Marcia

10:30 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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OK, thank you for all the input; now here is why I asked.

One of the neighborhood vagrants likes to get into cars in the parking lot at night and riffle through things, I guess to see if there's anything worth taking (which has happened). It's happened before (everything pulled out of the glove box, and assorted things thrown around or missing), but this week the lights were turned on, so naturally the battery went dead.

Having had an appetite for pizza and not being able to drive the car go pick up a $5 one that's real yummy, I ordered out elsewhere for delivery and got about $25 worth of stuff.

So then after a little while, I go to the fridge and see that package of salad greens (which is now in the kitchen out of the fridge and is now tight as a (fill_in_the_blanks), and start thinking to myself:

"How about if I put that salad into one of the nice white take-out containers with some dressing (along with a slice of pizza, of course) and put it out into the car overnight, so that in case the midnight prowler comes back, my guest will have something to eat."

if you think it puts out gas in the bag trying eating it... then watch everyone find an excuse to leave the room for some fresh air once that makes it's way through you.

I wouldn't want to really hurt anyone, no matter what, but hey, giving someone brown shorts from a case of the trots wouldn't be half bad. :)

httpwebwitch

11:39 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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oh jeez, then in that case you'd be better off to crush up a pile of ex-lax and sprinkle it on some leftover pizza. Anyone will eat leftover pizza, and then you'll achieve the same effect without the risk of poisoning the poor guy.

bobothecat

11:45 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)



Marcia,

You're bad :)

vincevincevince

2:10 am on Apr 22, 2006 (gmt 0)

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That sounds a rough area you are in! I'd not want to intentionally cause illness though - it may turn out to be much more serious than you expected and end in a law suit. Surely the whole situation is one for the police, possibly with the help of some photos?

Marcia

11:05 pm on Apr 28, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>You're bad

bobo, I've been worse, aging has had a mellowing effect. ;)

vince, it's actually a very good area, which is why these folks hang around here, where panhandling is pretty lucrative.

So I didn't take vengeance (which might have gotten the wrong person anyway), I popped the package expecting the contents to explode and fly all over the kitchen. They didn't, I threw it out and sent the car to the shop, just got it back running and with the lock fixed.

It's amazing the things decent people can think of doing when they get real mad.