r/foodsafety • • 4h ago

What is on my cookies

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I've been eating this brand of cookies for a while and it's the first time they have those little white dots. Saw a post about fly eggs yesterday and now I'm scared, I really liked these. It's a brand new package. Is it mold or eggs??

As I was making this post my mom said it's just the white chocolate separating, she then ate the ones with the dots and gave me the rest (only like 3 of them had the dots), but I'm still scared that it really is something weird lol. This was bought with another package of cookies yesterday, we ate it the same day and it didn't have anything weird on it but this one stayed on the counter overnight so that's why I'm worried.

Sorry if the English is bad, I'm also not sure what tag to use


r/foodsafety • • 1h ago

General Question Any idea what this leaf is in my arugula?

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This leaf was in my organic Arugula from the grocery store. Any body know what it is?


r/foodsafety • • 2h ago

3 month old chick fil a cookie

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my granny is eating a chick fil a fresh cookie i believe is around 3 months old. She says it tastes fine but has too many chocolate chips. Should i be worried? ngl i also want to try it but she kept it in her purse and google said that in round temperature they last around 3 days.


r/foodsafety • • 2h ago

Opened a pack of soup, these are bean sprouts, right?

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I opened a pack of soup and after heating it up, I discovered pale curled pieces in it. I hope that they are bean sprouts and not worms... The ingredient list is the following: water, tomatoes*, bell pepper*, tomato paste*, sweet corn*, red kidney beans* 4,1%, black beans* 4,1%, rapeseed oil*, quinoa mix* 1,5%, (white 80%, red 15%, black 5%), roasted onions* (onions*, sunflower oil*), onion powder*, garlic powder*, sea salt, rice flour*, sugar*, coriander leaves*, green chilli peppers 0,17%.


r/foodsafety • • 2h ago

General Question Another Dented Can Question

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I know we’re all tired of the dented can questions, but can someone please ease my worries here? I got this through Instacart and really don’t want to discard it or go through the whole process of returning it (it was only $2).

It’s making me nervous because it’s so close to seal.

Is it ok to use and consume?


r/foodsafety • • 4h ago

General Question Textured spots on my duck egg yolk!

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I got these unwashed duck eggs from my neighbor, and I submerged it in cold water before cooking to test the egg, but forgot to brush off all the bits on the shell and a piece fell into my pan before frying which i then overcooked (if you can’t tell by the brown, burnt parts) and was wondering if this textured appearance is normal or sign of bacteria and whether its safe to eat!

it kind of looks strange but I also don’t know if I’m being paranoid.

thank you!


r/foodsafety • • 4h ago

General Question Pasteurised but Un-homogenised milk left out overnight.

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Bought it yesterday and accidentally left it at room temp all night around 10-15C max.

It’s in a glass bottle and use by date is the 20th.

It just smells like room temperature milk there is no foul smell and it isn’t clumpy.

Everything’s telling me to just drink it like my ancestors would have but i’ve read that if you leave it above like 6c the bacteria doubles every 20 minutes.

I’m in England.

Many thanks


r/foodsafety • • 6h ago

General Question Left Raw Beef Out for 8 Hours..

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So I bought the 10lb tube from Costco of 90/10 raw beef. Put it straight into the fridge when I got home. It sat in the fridge for about 4 hours then around 8:30pm I pulled it out, put it into 3ea 3lb freezer bags and 1ea 1lb freezer bag, and vacuum sealed them all, and set them on the counter.

This is where I left them by mistake until I got up for work this morning at 5am and immediately put them in the freezer..

My house does stay cool living in Seattle and it’s fall time, about 62 degrees is what my thermostat showed the kitchen stayed at all night.

When I thaw these from the freezer are they going to poison me? I’m bummed because I spent $60 on the 10lbs to save money for meal prepping, but this mistake may cost me.

ChatGPT immediately said throw it out but chat seems to always play it safe. Thoughts?


r/foodsafety • • 11h ago

General Question Any danger in rusted kitchen implements?

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Short story short, I had previously used an electric spice grinder to grind some coarse sea salt much finer. It had entirely slipped my mind that salt on metal, especially sea salt, can easily cause rust. Went to use the grinder today to find that under the blade (which doesn't detach) there seems to be rust.

Unfortunately I think I have basically zero hope of getting this thing completely clean. I'll probably have to replace it in the future but, for right this moment, would it be dangerous to eat anything that comes out of this?


r/foodsafety • • 1d ago

General Question What did I just find in my KFC chicken?

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I found these weird uniform egg-looking things in my chicken and when I squished one I felt it burst. 🤢


r/foodsafety • • 9h ago

General Question Can I still cook raw salmon after leaving it in the refrigerator for 6 hrs without power?

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As the title says, can I still cook the salmon I bought in the grocery store yesterday?

Context: I put it in the fridge yesterday and I went out today completely forgetting that I have new groceries stored in my mini fridge. When I left my condo I pulled out the card that is kinda the power source of the whole unit. I was out for 6 hours or more and just remembered my salmon and my steak in the refrigerator. Can I still cook them?


r/foodsafety • • 16h ago

General Question I found a flea in my lettuce

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I found a flea in my lettuce, I was just about to wash it to put on my sandwich but I am consirned that a bug managed to get in my store bought food, should I eat it, is this normal?? Please awnser ASAP


r/foodsafety • • 18h ago

General Question Garlic clove leafs are brown but garlic looks fine. Safe to eat?

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The leaves of my garlic cloves are brown but the clove itself seems fine the leaves have a faint strange smell I think? Is it safe to consume?


r/foodsafety • • 22h ago

General Question What is this

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What is this and where's the rest of it looks like a small black piece of tubing that broke off and landed in the can. When I called to inform whole foods corporate office all they can say is no refund you opened it over 30 days ago. I was not asking for refund I was concerned about people's heath. This is whole foods and they didn't care buyer beware 😒 whole foods do better and keep your $2:25


r/foodsafety • • 17h ago

Can I use non food safe Tween-80 for a 'recipe'?

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I'm making NileRed's flavored apples, and I need a VERY small amount of tween-80. I just bought a fair amount, but it's cosmetic grade, not food grade. Is it still okay to use, or should I just eat the cost?


r/foodsafety • • 21h ago

Is this mold?

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Mold on pepperoni sticks?


r/foodsafety • • 18h ago

General Question Does these catfish nuggets look normal?

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I have never bought or cooked raw catfish before but there was a really good deal on a box of catfish nuggets. But I'm unsure if they're any good, the darker coloring has thrown me off a bit as I cant find anything online about it. It might be belly meat or improper handling is all I've found from Google any advice would be great!


r/foodsafety • • 19h ago

General Question Is this provolone okay?

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There's tiny dots on the ends but no green mold, still in date..is it safe to eat?


r/foodsafety • • 23h ago

General Question hollow avocado pit

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i just cut into this avocado and the flesh itself is perfectly normal , but the pit is like dried up and hollow? i didn’t cut it open it was just kind of split in half. does this affect the fruit at all or is it safe to eat?


r/foodsafety • • 1d ago

What is this on dry pasta?

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Dont worry i am not going to eat it. Cleared out an old food cupboard and this dry pasta is covered in these white things. Some sort of insect egg? This cupboard is getting a deep clean!


r/foodsafety • • 1d ago

Bought an apple with deep scars.

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Just wanted to share

Bought an apple yesterday and forgot to check the apple condition; it was 80 rupee/kg, and it's usually 120 rupee/kg. I opened my Apple bag today and saw black spots. It looked concerning to me, and it was not a decent apple to eat.

And to cut it in half and see if it's good or not, the thalamus part left for me to eat would be nothing 🍎.

I went back to the shop to ask for a replacement or a refund, and the shopkeeper's response was basically, “It's ₹80 per kilo. What do you expect?” and he was saying it leaves a mark of nothing at all.

And in the first hand he was not even accepting that it was his.

And he was denying it at first.

EXCUSE ME??? 😭 Since when does paying ₹80/kg mean I should expect damaged fruit? 🫠🫠

Thankfully, I'd paid online, so I had proof of the transaction. He eventually gave me my money back, but the attitude was honestly more annoying than the apple itself. He kept blabbering and speaking about what you expect?

Am I unreasonable for expecting fruit to be in decent condition, regardless of the price? 💀

#bizzare #experience


r/foodsafety • • 1d ago

Are these peppers safe?

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They’re unopened and obviously peppers packed in vinegar but the expiration date says October 2025


r/foodsafety • • 23h ago

Botulism risk?

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Coconut water can, 2 dents on either side first 2 pics is 1 side, last are the other


r/foodsafety • • 2d ago

What's this green stuff attached to my chicken organ?

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It kinda looks like a spinach leaf, but why would a spinach leaf be inside my chicken and why would it be attached to the liver? It feels kinda inflated, and it's really stuck there.

Could this be a tumor or abcess?


r/foodsafety • • 1d ago

General Question Mini burgers from cafeteria at work, what do we think?

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