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MrsBurtch525
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Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
I bought boneless chicken thighs Sunday, it'a has a "use by" date of July 4th, Monday. Yesterday i noticed the smell of turning chicken in my fridge, this morning it's worse, the only chicken in there are those boneless thighs, i grabbed the packaged and smelled it, it's def them but there are still 4 days left to use them! They have been in the fridge since Sunday when i bought them, what should i do? Toss them (they weren't cheap), call the store?
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Posted 6/30/11 3:14 PM  |
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MrsA714
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
I would try returning them.
I generally will only keep meat in my fridge for a max of 2 days. If I don't plan on using it by then it goes straight into the freezer.
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| Posted 6/30/11 3:23 PM |
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Christine
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
According to the USDA, fresh uncooked chicken should only be stored in consumer's refrigerators for 1-2 days.
I don't know if there are different food storage guidelines are different for stores. I think the package was possibly mismarked. I would call to express concerns but I wouldn't expect to get my money back.
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| Posted 6/30/11 3:54 PM |
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MrsBurtch525
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
Posted by Christine
According to the USDA, fresh uncooked chicken should only be stored in consumer's refrigerators for 1-2 days.
I don't know if there are different food storage guidelines are different for stores. I think the package was possibly mismarked. I would call to express concerns but I wouldn't expect to get my money back.
Hannafird actually has a double your money back guarantee, i buy chicken there all the time and keep it in the refrigerator and sometimes don't use it until the day before the use by date and never had a problem. I called the store and they said to bring it back.
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| Posted 6/30/11 3:57 PM |
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Christine
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
That's great. I never heard of that store or chicken staying fresh that long in the fridge.
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| Posted 6/30/11 4:07 PM |
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MrsBurtch525
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
Posted by Christine
That's great. I never heard of that store or chicken staying fresh that long in the fridge.
I actually didn't know that you should leave it in the fridge more than 1-2 days, i get the organic chicken and have always kept it for like 5 days in the fridge and never had a problem. I live in Maine so it's either Hannaford or Shaw's here and Shaw's is $$.
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| Posted 6/30/11 4:09 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
oh Hannaford...they are awesome. I would return it. they should have had a "use by" and a "freeze by" date.
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| Posted 6/30/11 5:03 PM |
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GinaR
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
def return them. Any reputable market will exchange them or give you your money back.
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| Posted 6/30/11 5:12 PM |
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queensgal
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Re: Chicken Thight turning 5 days before the "use by" date
It could have gone off due to improper handling in the store - i.e. another customer decided not to purchase that pack of chicken and it sat at a register for a few hours before being put back in the fridge.
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| Posted 6/30/11 7:54 PM |
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