Smoked Salmon out of date

I think it would be fine if vacuum packed and still sealed and refridgerated.

I'd bin it. I have too many health problems on the go without inviting any more!!

Ooh, I couldn’t bear the waste, but I wouldn’t eat it! I’d give it to my cat, or if no cat, put it outside for the local moggies, if no moggies, chuck it up on the garage roof for the birds!

Wouldn’t risk a late date with any kind of fish or seafood!

It’s odd how the myth persists that if food looks, smells and tastes ok it’s safe to eat. Who would eat food that didn’t? Bacteria and viruses can lurk unannounced in food that doesn’t seem off. Best to take note of best before dates.

Anything out of date I always ask my OH to try first.
If he says it’s ok then we eat it 😂

Farzanah 100% agree.

OP, I’m glad you threw it out, as I was once really ill after eating some smoked salmon that was only two days out of date. It tasted fine but wasn’t.

Bin it. I had some feta cheese opened 2 days ago and still in date which smelled of old feet. I threw it out.

Best to take note of best before dates.

Best Before dates do not mean 'this will kill you if you eat it a day over the BB date' . They just imply that the item will be in optimum condition until that date.

Use By dates should be taken more seriously, though even they have a wider margin of safety.

Smoking is a very old method of food preservation which works by creating conditions under which bacteria cannot live in the foodstuff.

If the salmon was still in its sealed packet and had been kept in the fridge I would have eaten it without any worry. If it had been opened and part used I would have binned it as opening it could expose it to harmful bacteria.

While Best Before and Use By dates probably do contribute to fewer episodes of food poisoning, they also contribute to a great deal of food waste with food being discarded the minute they pass the dates when in fact, they'd be fine to eat a day later.

We have to be sensible about them.

Sarnia

Chucking it out will be preferable to chucking it up.

Yes.
Throw it. No way would I chance fish or meat.

I would chance it if just a day or 2 out of date but that is too much for it to be worth the risk.

I may have put it outside for wildlife possibly.

Am glad I am not the only nerd on here! If it says a certain date I will not eat it the following day!
Mind you I would give the cat the salmon!!

Bought my other half some for Christmas, dated use by 25/12, but when he opened one was definitely off and the other pack was fine, he ate it and he's still here! But don't think he would have been if he'd eaten the first pack, use your sense of smell and common sense. Next time I won't buy if it's on to use by date. Couldn't find anything with later date.

I'm glad you threw it away. I wouldn't risk out of date fish. It might still smell alright but be harbouring bacteria that you wouldn't want in your body.

Totally agree with you!
Everyone is obsessed with these date things!
What did our mums do ? Nah if it smells ok then it is

Yes MaisieD You are of course right about “best before” and “use by dates”, and I should have said *use by”.
You are probably right about sealed packs of smoked refrigerated fish too.
What I am concerned about is going by the look, smell and taste alone, which is very unreliable.

Bin it.

Threw it away??? Oh dear -- no friends or neighbours with a suitable cat? Or dog perhaps, we've never had one, but I'm told lots of dogs like fish?!

Funny but I have the same in my fridge. I feel too nervous about eating it and the cats have turned their noses up ( very fussy pussies ) so I am about to throw it. Shame ,because it cost a fair bit. Maybe the birds would eat it a?

Amazed that some of you would chance risking the health of animals or wildlife with food that may be “off”. Don’t they need some consideration ? Not as if they might have a vet on hand if they become very ill!

I agree Joplin if it's not safe enough for me it's not safe enough for pets nor wild life.
Bin it and just pretend in your mind youve eaten it. No difference. The money was wasted/spent when you bought it. Trying to think of the name of the theory that explains this is defeating my brain this morning despite 2 coffees.

I think you have binned it so this thread can go to bed now.

Throw it out you can die from food poisoning you know! Is it worth the risk?

HelterSkelter1
? sunk cost fallacy ?

I'm sorry, but I don't understand why people should think that food which has been properly (hygienically?) prepared and sold in sealed packaging would be harbouring bacteria? Where has it got them from?

Smoked salmon contains bacteria from the off MaizieD, because generally it is not cooked, it is cold smoked. The bacteria can include listeria, which is why vulnerable people should not eat it. Hot-smoked salmon is obviously safer.