after not having mayo in the house for about a year, I decided to get one as I had extra eggs nearing expiration that I was going to make into egg salad sandwich.
I bought Hellman's squeeze type. It had this plastic heat-shrink wrap thing where I peeled off the top part to get at the lid. There was no seal or anything under the lid and it was just there, ready to be squeezed. Here I'm thinking there's no air tight storing in place, and it was sitting on the shelf at the store. How do I know this is safe? I had a bit last night and I'm still alive, but I'm really leary of eating the eggs today for lunch.
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03-01-2011, 08:57 AM #1
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03-01-2011, 09:22 AM #2
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The seal isn't for airtightness (the plastic containers aren't airtight), it's a security seal that all the manufacturers put in from an abundance of caution after the Tylenol scandal of the '70s.
If it's inside the expiration date and there wasn't anything about the package that looked tampered with, I wouldn't worry about it.
(But if I had extra eggs, I would've used one of them to make the mayo rather than buy a whole container...)Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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03-01-2011, 09:22 AM #3
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are you sure the seal wasn't IN the lid?
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03-01-2011, 09:51 AM #4
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no seal inside aside from the heat-shrink plastic thing on the outside. It's obvious that it's not been tampered.
I'm still not sure how it's ok like that on the shelf and my opening that little plastic thing would now necessitate refrigeration.
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03-01-2011, 10:03 AM #5
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That does seem odd. I feel like any time I've bought squeeze-bottle condiments in the past, there has been an airtight seal inside the lid. I might call Hellman's and inquire.
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03-01-2011, 11:19 AM #6
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If it's a screw-top nozzle that can't be unscrewed with the shrink-wrap seal in place, then the screw "plug" is probably as airtight (not very) as the plastic itself.
If it were unscrewed, then I might worry.Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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03-01-2011, 11:55 AM #7
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nope, flip top. I've decided to throw the egg salad out, it's just not worth the chance or worry. I found a "contact us" page for Hellmann's in Canada, but it's asking for a UPC code. I'll go home and send them an inquiry email.
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