Time for a mega-round of Would You Eat This. :(

[ereks mom]

I bought groceries this afternoon around 3:00 PM, but somehow a bag of refrigerated items was brought inside when I got home, but didn't get put away. :confused: Well, now it's midnight and I just found the bag in the kitchen. Is ANY of this stuff any good after sitting out at room temperature for 9 hours :blink:?

 

 

• bag of baby carrots
  
• package of celery hearts
  
• package of shredded parmesan cheese
  
• dozen eggs
  
• package of cream cheese
  

 

[KatieJ]

I would put all of it in the fridge and eat it without another thought.

[newlifemom]

I definitely would pitch the eggs and cream cheese. The rest, is probably good imo. Of course, I am not a licensed food inspector, nor do I play one on tv. :D

[Jean in Newcastle]

carrots - no problem.

 

celery hearts - no problem

 

parmesan cheese - no problem

 

eggs - no problem. (eggs don't have to be refrigerated.)

 

cream cheese - this is the only one that would give me pause.

[ZooRho]

I would keep it all

[newlifemom]

eggs - no problem. (eggs don't have to be refrigerated.)

 

 

 

Now, see, I was told that they don't have to be refrigerated until they have been. So that is why I said to pitch them. If they came from a local farmer and had yet been refrigerated then I would have no problem with the.

 

 

Am I mistaken in this. Let's be real, there is so little I actually do know that I never trust myself. :lol:

[Unicorn.]

Another vote to keep it all.

[Maverick_Mom]

I bought groceries this afternoon around 3:00 PM, but somehow a bag of refrigerated items was brought inside when I got home, but didn't get put away. :confused: Well, now it's midnight and I just found the bag in the kitchen. Is ANY of this stuff any good after sitting out at room temperature for 9 hours :blink:?

 

 

• bag of baby carrots

• package of celery hearts

• package of shredded parmesan cheese

• dozen eggs

• package of cream cheese

 

 

The only item that would give me pause is the cream cheese, and I'd probably go ahead and use it.

 

Something similar happened to me a few weeks ago, except that 1) the weather was warmer and 2) my eggs were left in the car *overnight.* We ate them with no problem.

[Maverick_Mom]

cream cheese - this is the only one that would give me pause.

 

This is funny -- I hadn't read the other responses when I posted, but I phrased my comment about the cream cheese almost exactly the same way. ;)

[Daisy]

I would put it all in the fridge and not worry about it at all.

[justasque]

 

• bag of baby carrots: Absolutely no problem. They weren't refrigerated in the field where they grew!
  
• package of celery hearts - Absolutely no problem -ditto.
  
• package of shredded Parmesan cheese - Not ideal, but not unsafe - depending on the weather, it might have gotten a bit sweaty or hard if it's hot out, but that's a gourmet taste issue not a food safety one. Assuming you mean the "shaved fresh Parmesan" type, it should be fine and if the taste/texture isn't perfect and you are a perfectionist, you can use it melted, such as on top of a lasagna or quiche, in which case there should be absolutely no problem.
  
• dozen eggs - I don't think it's a problem, but I'm not 100% sure. Again, they would not have been refrigerated under the chicken! To be more careful, just use them in the next few days. (Make a quiche and top with the Parmesan!)
  
• package of cream cheese - I've carted this around in a lunchbox all day and it was fine - just use it promptly rather than letting it linger.
  

 

I heard a very interesting radio program on dairy product safety, and basically cold temperature made the product go a lot longer before it spoiled, so your dairy/egg items might not last as long as they otherwise would have, but nothing here would be something I'd throw out immediately.

[SonshineLearner]

I'd eat it all.... Eggs are suppose to be in the fridge after the blossom or whatever is washed off, right? But a few hrs at room temp wouldn't be a problem...

 

:)

[cjzimmer1]

I would eat it all. There is nothing there that I would consider highly perishable (aka raw meat). If the cream cheese concerns you, use it in something baked rather than as is.

[Margo out of lurking]

I'm pretty paranoid about stuff, but I'd put this in the fridge now and not worry about it at all. I might not let the eggs and cream cheese sit in fridge as long as I normally would--if I remembered. I'd use them both up within the next week or so.

 

I wouldn't even hesitate about keeping this food. :)

[DianeW88]

I'd eat them all. Did the same thing myself with eggs last week. :D

 

Diane W.

married for 22 years

homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years

[Gwenhwyfar]

i wouldn't worry about any of it. :)

 

[meats, those i get worried about ~ but i'm a veggie and meats make me nervous anyway lol]

[Barb_]

Would it make you feel better if I said I do this on a regular basis? The helping hands in my house are highly distractible and I often find full grocery bags under the table or in the living room. There is very little I wouldn't eat after letting it sit in a comfortably cool house for 8 hours.

 

Barb

[Mrs Mungo]

I'm pretty paranoid about stuff, but I'd put this in the fridge now and not worry about it at all. I might not let the eggs and cream cheese sit in fridge as long as I normally would--if I remembered. I'd use them both up within the next week or so.

 

I wouldn't even hesitate about keeping this food. :)

 

:iagree: I know other people said similar things, but this is almost exactly what I would have said. (I'm not ignoring anyone in this thread, I promise!) ;)

[alpidarkomama]

I wouldn't hesitate either. :)

[alpidarkomama]

To eat it, that is! :)

[LizzyBee]

The only thing on the list that would give me pause is the dozen eggs. I might mark the container to use them for cooking and baking only.

[LizzyBee]

eggs - no problem. (eggs don't have to be refrigerated.)

 

 

 

Fresh eggs don't have to be refrigerated. Once they're washed, they do have to be refrigerated, and store eggs have been washed.

[RoughCollie]

According to this website, the cream cheese should be tossed. "Despite her appearance, the information provided by Mrs. Cookwell is science based. The questions are actually answered by food microbiologists with Health Canada and by home economists who have taken college level food microbiology recently."

 

I had my cream cheese in the fridge, and I think the fuse blew over night. It was still cold this morning though, is it still okay to eat. Or does it have to be kept at a certain temp all the time?

 

Cream cheese should be kept at or below the safe refrigerator temperature of 4 degrees C/40 degrees F. If stored at a higher temperature for longer than two hours, throw it away.

 

http://www.canfightbac.org/cpcfse/en/cookwell/ask/dairy/

 

But if the grated cheese is quite dry like parmesan cheese and was purchased in a container at room temperature, then this one should be safe to eat [note: left out for 6.5 hours]. Otherwise, it should be thrown out as well.

 

http://www.canfightbac.org/cpcfse/en/cookwell/ask/dairy/#170

 

My husband bought eggs at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, and forgot them in the car until 10:30 a.m. The temperature ranged from 25 celsius to 15 celsius. Are they safe to eat? Thank you.

 

When eggs are left at temperatures above 4 celsius (40 degrees F) for longer than one hour (two hours in the winter), they should be discarded.

 

http://www.canfightbac.org/cpcfse/en/cookwell/ask/left_out_fridge/

Edited October 3, 2010 by RoughCollie

[livingnlearning]

I take cream cheese on all our camping trips on the belief that it won't go bad like mayo does and we have eaten some mighty warm cream cheese in the last 15 years with no ill effects! I'm no microbiologist but I'm alive and well... so take that for what it's worth!

 

I don't refrigerate eggs, fresh nor storebought, ever.

 

ETA the only thing I would be worried about are the vegies-sitting in a warm plastic bag makes them melt and get slimy quickly. I would probably rinse and repackage the vegies or use them quickly.

Edited October 3, 2010 by livingnlearning

[abbeyej]

None of that would concern me.

[LibraryLover]

Id even keep the cream cheese...salt is a preservative.

 

On the parm part...have you seen artisan cheese being made ...or, gulp, aged? ;) Yeah. Maybe you don't want to know. (One word: Flies). A few hours at room temp is not an issue.

[jenniferlee]

I wouldn't worry about any of it.

[MelanieM]

Another vote for eat it all. It wouldn't even enter my mind to consider tossing any of this stuff.

[Delighted3]

The eggs, I don't know. I often leave cream cheese out on the counter overnight, so it is nice and soft to make cheesecake or whatever the next morning, so I would definitely not have a problem keeping it. The rest of it I would keep without a second thought.

HTH,

Joy

[kitten18]

I would use all of it.

I would keep in mind to use the cheese pretty quickly (in the next week or so) and I would probably pop the Parmesan in the freezer (I usually keep shredded Parm in the freezer anyway).

I would try to make sure the eggs get used in a dish where they are thoroughly cooked.