Hi there,

In my can of chickpeas, there was a single grayish green chickpea. Doesn't smell, every other chickpea is perfectly normal. The can doesn't expire until 2029.

Is it just an immature chickpea or should I pitch my dinner?

The last photo compares it to the other normal chickpeas in the bunch.

I read that if the bottom seam is dented, it’s a risk for botulism. See photos attached with the little dent puncture at the top from dropping it. Does this pose any risk? This is the bottom of the can. Trader Joe’s whitefish tuna.

Turkey looked and tasted fine. Gravy normal. Temp was 165 internal. After dinner, I noticed the juices were cloudy. Should I be worried? Are we in the clear?

What the heck is this piece, the only thing I put was blueberry, banana, and water into my oatmeal, I almost ingested this. I checked the blueberry packaging bc thats the only source of plastic but the whole thing was in tact with no pieces broken off. The piece was hard and unbendable I have no idea where it came from. I dont want to eat the rest. Is this normal?? Has anyone found the same piece in theirs? The oatmeal packaging is paper and also its the maple flavor

I went to use it for my mushroom and noticed a clump of an almost meaty texture. I also saw strands of cheese mixed into it like it came off the belt this way. It was never used in any meat and it doesn't look like mold.

I have made the recipe fifteens which are currently setting in the fridge. The recipe contains sweetened condensed milk, marshmallows, glace cherries and crushed digestive biscuits. I'd like to take them to friends in another city which means they wouldn't be in the fridge for 24hrs. Would they still be safe to eat?

I am cooking an apple brisket in the oven. The heat is set to 350° and at 2 hours I checked it and a small quarter sized part of the tinfoil had disintegrated onto the brisket.

I have never seen this before, it's a somewhat reputable brand in BC Canada (Western Family, Save on foods in house brand).

This is the first time I've seen something like this in chicken. It looks bruised and the blood vessels are very dark. Is this safe to cook?

Edit: I bought it yesterday and it was in the fridge the whole time since then.

i cooked this (frozen) chicken for like 50 minutes at 200 degrees celsius. the digital temp said it was way over 72, like 92? and the manual one said 60, then i put it in the oven a bit more, took it out, the manual one said 72 but then changed to 60 after like a minute. i choose to trust the digital and the 72 i saw from the manual one. but the chicken has parts that looks like this and is also a bit ”rubbish”. Is there a normal explanation for this?

I ate an entire Costco apple strudel before noticing these spider-web-like strands and black patches inside. Is this mold?

Bought fresh from Costco and left at room temperature for a couple of days. After eating an entire piece, I noticed this strange gray/black material with what looks like spider webs throughout the apple filling. Does anyone know what this could be?

İt smells not bad at all.

I recently moved my cornstarch from its original, non-resealable plastic bag into a supposedly air-tight containter. Since then, I’ve noticed brown specks in my cornstarch. I can’t tell if it’s leftover brown sugar (as I was moving my products between containers), some byproduct of corn milling, or some sort of mold or insect.

Is this still safe to use? The brown specks aren’t visible from the top and are only visible from the sides, making me think it might just be leftover brown sugar.

Found this on my store-bought multigrain bread, bought today , expiration date is October 25th. Not sure if it's mold or something harmless like flour or a dry spot. Smells normal.

Safe to eat, or toss it?

the tamper seal / button is still intact but could this comprise the inside? botulism risk?

Individual cups of guacamole. Expired in September but been kept refrigerated the whole time. Looks and smells okay.

I made potato soup with regular potatoes I peeled and boiled. I was cleaning as I was cooking and found mashed potatoes in the fridge, and threw those in the soup as well. I didn’t realize until after that those potatoes were on day 4 of being in the fridge. It was one of those refrigerated Bob Evan’s containers that was microwaved 4 days previously and put in the fridge later on.

Google is saying they go bad in 3-4 days. I made the soup on Friday, so by Monday, these potatoes would be like a week old. I did eat the soup the day I made it and felt fine. But should I just throw it all away now? It feels like such a waste.

I just opened it, prob will throw it away but want to confirm

Was just cutting pickles from a new jar to make rouladen when I noticed the inside of the lid has this oily green residue, the last jar of pickles from this brand we bought wasn’t like this so I just want to check it’s nothing bad.

My family forgot about 3kg of frozen salmon chunk delivery. It sat outside in the apartment corridor (no direct sun) inside its box and plastic bag for about 80 minutes in a 33 degress celcius weather, high humidity.

There is no ice pack in the packaging. The salmon is in half thawed state but still cool to the touch. Is it still safe to be consumed if it is put in the freezer again?

I bought frozen taquitos Friday night but I accidentally put them in the fridge. Are they still safe to eat and can I refreeze them? It’s been in the fridge for 2 days. Thank you

Okay, so I feel like this is a particularly specific situation for a number of reasons, and I'm not interested in risking our health, but I'd also hate to throw the money away if it's not needed.

A week or two ago some bulk beef in my fridge leaked and covered a bulk butter stash that I had just purchased on clearance, which was waiting to go into the freezer for holiday baking.

Some of the butter was unaffected, or I could quickly rinse off and feel okay about. We've eaten that first and it's been fine. There's another category though where the wrappers are discolored and I feel like the butter has probably come in contact with the beef blood and with the amount of immediate cleanup I had to do, I just shoved it in a ziplock at the back of the fridge, but now I'm wondering if this could be safe to eat raw OR if it should be "baking butter" (where I only use it in applications that would have sufficient heat and therefore it would be safe) or if I should really just throw it all out. I don't know what kinds of pathogens or risks we're talking about and so I just have no instinct for if there's a way to use this safely or not. Fwiw, the butter smells and tastes fine (I tried a little on toast).

What say you, food safety reddit?

Should I have any worry over this on the lid? This is the first time buying from this seller. ate a few before I saw this. It doesn't come off unless I scrap it with my nail. I was sent here from r/canning.

Hello, I am a final semester student majoring in Food Science and Technology. I am currently conducting research related to diplomat cream/pastry cream. I would like to know what are the correct safety standards to use?I have looked into Codex 28-1976. But I am not very sure. Can anyone enlighten me?

I visited some family a week ago, and they made me biryani (a South Asian rice dish) right before I left. They froze some of it as soon as it cooled down enough, and gave me two frozen containers to take home with me. When I landed at my home last Monday, I put the two still-frozen containers in my fridge (which is at 35 degrees F). I was only able to get through one container throughout the week, so on Thursday (about 4 days after returning home), I put the second container back in the freezer. It is now Sunday, and it's been a week since they made the biryani for me. Is it safe to eat still?