It had been in the fridge for some time but was still 7-8 months from it's use by date. It's the first time it's happened and I buy it often. I took it back to Costco and noticed when I picked up a new can that they had changed purveyors or packaging. Perhaps I wasn't the only one who had a problem. My question is, could the crabmeat have made us sick if we'd eaten it before it started bulging? Just something I've been wondering about.
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Question about canned of pasteurized crabmeat. I noticed a can that was in a fridge was bulging.
- Thread starter curious1
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Bulging is never good. I wouldn't take the chance.
Good thing Costco took it back- if a can is bulging there are gases or something making it happen. Maybe the crab was not cleaned properly- or something got in before the canning process. I don't always trust expiration dates.
Good thing Costco took it back- if a can is bulging there are gases or something making it happen. Maybe the crab was not cleaned properly- or something got in before the canning process. I don't always trust expiration dates.
florisandy
Well-known member
I agree with you Marg and Cathy. Curious, please take a relook at
my post concerning those bulging water chestnuts you had. Spoilage does begin before bulging occurs as Marg said.
I reposted the FDA article at Image link here.
http://www.eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=172038
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/BacteriologicalAnalyticalManualBAM/ucm109398.htm
my post concerning those bulging water chestnuts you had. Spoilage does begin before bulging occurs as Marg said.
I reposted the FDA article at Image link here.
http://www.eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=172038
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/LaboratoryMethods/BacteriologicalAnalyticalManualBAM/ucm109398.htm
richard-in-cincy
Well-known member
And never leave out the possibility that the cans were left out of refrigeration
for an extended period of time by some forgetful person in the chain from cannery to store. Happens all the time: sour milk before its sell by date, molded cheeses before the date. It's so easy to let the cartons sit on a loading dock, and then the culprits quickly put the tainted stuff back in stock before they are caught.
Curious, that is a good question if the contents would be dangerous before the can started expanding. I guess there might be a tip off of foul smell, but there are so many reasons why the contents were off.
for an extended period of time by some forgetful person in the chain from cannery to store. Happens all the time: sour milk before its sell by date, molded cheeses before the date. It's so easy to let the cartons sit on a loading dock, and then the culprits quickly put the tainted stuff back in stock before they are caught.
Curious, that is a good question if the contents would be dangerous before the can started expanding. I guess there might be a tip off of foul smell, but there are so many reasons why the contents were off.