'once opened consume within 24hrs'

biscandmatt1 · Sep 15, 2016

have a feeling i've asked this before but does anyone pay attention to this? we get the piggies a mixed lettuce leaf salad bag from tesco which says this. but if it's still ok longer than this then is it safe to use? :wave:

Zoobec · Sep 15, 2016

I eat bags of salad that have been open longer than that. When I open them I use a clip to keep it closed and fresh. I go on how it looks. If it's limp and or brown on the edge or going slimy I chuck it, if not, I eat it

daphnephoebe · Sep 15, 2016

I'm same. If it looks and smells okay it gets used well past the 24 hr rule.

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Barn Yard Bunnies · Sep 15, 2016

If it hasn't wilted, yellowed or become sludgy, its fine. I am fussy with use by dates but not with fruit and vegetables.

biscandmatt1 · Sep 15, 2016

thank you

this particular one seems to last about three days which is a miracle with lettuce! :lol:

SarahP · Sep 15, 2016

Barn Yard Bunnies said:
If it hasn't wilted, yellowed or become sludgy, its fine. I am fussy with use by dates but not with fruit and vegetables.

This for me too.

TanzyPan · Sep 16, 2016

I'm not fussy with used by dates at all unless it's meat.
I survived my nanas pantry Haha everything in there was old .
You can tell when fresh stuff is off it goes limp and wilted

Hele · Sep 16, 2016

I don't even look at the dates on fruit and veg unless it's to work out just how long the damn butternut squash has been sitting in there taunting me to get round to making it into a risotto!

Is bagged salad really only given 24hrs? That is mad!

William · Sep 16, 2016

Hele said:
I don't even look at the dates on fruit and veg unless it's to work out just how long the damn butternut squash has been sitting in there taunting me to get round to making it into a risotto!

Is bagged salad really only given 24hrs? That is mad!

yeah I don't get it, how could the lettuce go bad that quickly?! surely vegetables and fruits and such have only gone bad when they actually look/smell spoiled. i never even realized they had used by dates!

MightyMax · Sep 16, 2016

biscandmatt1 said:
have a feeling i've asked this before but does anyone pay attention to this? we get the piggies a mixed lettuce leaf salad bag from tesco which says this. but if it's still ok longer than this then is it safe to use? :wave:

They overdo the caution a lot with fruit and veg.

Eye and smell can determine freshness ... xx

biscandmatt1 · Sep 16, 2016

i can always tell if it doesn't smell right so my sniffer dog senses are handy when it comes to that! :lol:

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