Is it still ok to eat?

[kimlovescats]

I don't even like to eat leftovers very often. A good rule of thumb is "if in doubt, THROW it OUT!" Why take a chance on making yourself even more sick? Get feeling better soon!

[Cataholic]

The joke around the office is that I will eat anything!

So many of the dates are SELL BY dates, not expiration dates. AND, they have to put some date on the can, right?

Canned soup- which is nasty, IMO- has enough sodium in it to preserve a human.

The 'rule' at least for vomiting two year olds is light foods are okay to try if one hasn't vomited in 4 hours. After a week of vomiting, I am the pro! (not me, Jonah!!)

[moosmom]

Kim,

Look on the can for a 1-800 number. Call them and ask them. They can tell you whether you should eat it or not.

[mike001]

Try nibbling on some ginger to settle your tummy.The kind that is sliced and sugar coated. I would go for chicken soup, tomato is very acidic, hard on the stomack if you're queasy.

[ChrisH]

How about this for an old can of food.

Husband eats 50-year-old chicken
A man celebrated his golden wedding anniversary by eating a 50-year-old tin of chicken.

Les and Beryl Lailey, of Denton, Gtr Manchester, were given the chicken in a hamper on their wedding day in 1956. The Buxted Chicken tin remained in their kitchen cupboard until the couple marked 50 years together this month. "We kept it safe, and I always said 'on my 50th wedding anniversary I'm going to eat that chicken' - so I did," said former soldier, Mr Lailey, aged 73.
"When we got married I'd just come out of the Army and we had very little money, so we did our own buffet. We got a hamper as a present and included in it was this whole chicken in a tin. We didn't use it and packed it away and kept it."
Mr Lailey, a former soldier, said he had not felt ill since eating the chicken.

The pair met at an Irish pub in Hulme, Manchester.

"I had to go back to the Army almost straight after we met, but we kept in touch by writing letters. I came home and we got married," Mr Lailey added.

Prof Eunice Taylor, a food safety expert at the University of Salford, said: "Canned food can last indefinitely if it has been sealed properly, although the normal shelf life is about six months. If it's done at high temperatures and under high pressure, then the process should create a tight vacuum.
"If anyone is going to eat old canned food, I would suggest they heat it thoroughly first of all, just in case to be extra safe."

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...er/4693520.stm

Looks like your hubby was right.

[catnapper]

LOL.... thanks for that news article!

I finally got my chicken soup this afternoon for lunch (from the chinese restaurant) Like Jo, I HATE canned soup. I always taste metal for some reason.

The chicken noodle soup is making my tummy do belly flops (pun intended) I think eating was a major mistake for me right now. Its been nearly 48 hours since I had any "real" food (saltines don't count!)..... I've been making enough hot tea to keep all of China in business though

[caseysmom]

When I don't feel good I love the hot and sour soup at the chinese restaurants...

[animal_rescue]

Yep my cooking teacher told me that anything in a can is safe to eat anytime. There really is no expiration for canned goods.