Originally Posted by dmodemd
Bought a minimeal yesterday DEN-BWI and noticed the salami (or whatever it is) was dated use by 1/4 - 4 days past due. I ate it anyway
Its 24 hours later and so far so good
So I looked on the box itself and faintly impressed on the bottom is a date which said 12/16! ...which I presume is the packing date...
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Lee
You presume that 12/16 was the packing date
AND that it was 12/16/
05.
In any event, don't be too preoccupied since most types of food "poisoning" would have caused symptoms by now, and salami, a preserved meat, might be less risky than other kinds of meat. I recall that as campers 50 years ago our parents would send us salamis as part of the food packages from home and we would keep them a long time in our bunks without obvious ill-effects.
(BTW, since you saw the date and elected to eat it anyway, it might be argued that you assumed the risk.)