Tuesday, August 9, 2016

What happens if you eat expired food?

What happens if you eat expired food? To avoid unpleasant consequences please stick to the wording on the package, with different safeguards depending on the type of food. As regards the deadline, there are two possible entries: "best before" or "use by". In the first case the consumer can decide whether or not to eat a food that may no longer have the initial characteristics, but which in any case does not involve health risks. The peremptory deadline, however, must be respected to avoid unexpected side risks, even serious.

Symptoms

If you have ingested the expired food you must pay attention to the appearance of some symptoms, some more disturbing than others. Bellyache and discomfort, in fact, although annoying tend harmless. To alleviate these problems, in fact, it is often enough to keep the body well hydrated, drinking a lot. Different, however, it is to talk about poisoning and food-borne diseases. Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and high fever can show the presence of contamination by pathogens, harmful microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria or fungi. These seizures usually resolve within 8-10 hours, but in some cases the consequences can be serious, especially in sensitive people or immunocompromised. In the presence of significant symptoms and are not solved in a short time, therefore, you should call the doctor on call or go to the emergency room.

Rules

"Sometimes it is very difficult to recognize an expired food.

Often, in fact, it is adulterated with chemicals that completely alter the appearance .When, therefore, you can eat an expired food? As a general rule, when it expires is a fresh food, it is best to throw it. In contrast, a properly stored food in the freezer or long-life can also be consumed in one or two weeks after the expiration date. For example, it is preferable to throw fresh milk after five days, while yogurt can also be eaten a few days after the deadline. The fresh soft cheeses, as opposed to those with a hard paste, should not be consumed after the expiry date stated on the label. The dry foods, such as pasta and rice, but also biscuits, rusks or tuna are long-life foods, with average maturities of two to three years and not limited. Even the date of expiry of the drinks tend to exceed two years, therefore a delay of a few days and their assumption is not particularly worrying.

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