Storing food in opened cans



How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?

I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead poisoning.
I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it does
not contain lead.

How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put the
other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it for a
week?

I don't like to wash dishes. :)
 
I don't like a "tinny" taste. So I transfer food to a container and
label it with the date. If you stick a can in there, you run the risk
of forgetting when you opened it. You can't seal or close it properly
either. So the food inside may get dried up...or the liquid may absorb
any "RO" (refrigerator odor) you may have. As someone who cleans her
Mom's fridge constantly of these pests, I say it's not safe on many
levels. If you pour the leftover food into a dish you can use to heat
and eat from, you're not washing any extra dishes. You can chuck a
Ziplock Container.
 
[email protected] wrote:
> How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?
>
> I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead poisoning.
> I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it does
> not contain lead.
>
> How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put the
> other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it for a
> week?
>
> I don't like to wash dishes. :)
>



No problem. Actually, there has never been a problem with it. A week
might be pushing it if your fridge isn't cold enough, but that has
nothing to do with the can.

Best regards,
Bob
 
[email protected] wrote:
> How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?
>
> I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead poisoning.
> I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it does
> not contain lead.
>
> How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put the
> other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it for

a
> week?


Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck half-full
cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
baggie. No problem.

Mac
 
[email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?
> >
> > I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead

poisoning.
> > I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it

does
> > not contain lead.
> >
> > How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put

the
> > other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it

for
> a
> > week?

>
> Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
> fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck

half-full
> cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
> baggie. No problem.
>
> Mac


Highly unsafe practice... leftover tinned food must be removed to a
non-metalic container.

http://www.nfpa-food.org/content/consumers/faqs.asp
 
Sheldon wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
>>fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck
>>half-full
>>cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
>>baggie. No problem.
>>
>>Mac

>
>
> Highly unsafe practice... leftover tinned food must be removed to a
> non-metalic container.
>
> http://www.nfpa-food.org/content/consumers/faqs.asp
>



No it's not unsafe. The cans are coated on the inside with lacquer.
Some cans (like the ones used for corn) are coated with enamel. If the
lacquer gets scratched, the food may discolor at the site of the scratch
and absorb a little iron -- which is good for you.

If it were unsafe, it would have been unsafe to put the food in the can
in the first place. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

Bob
 
zxcvbob wrote:


Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.


Especially when it is published by the National Food Processors
Association. I can't imagine how they think they have the credentials to
publish such ridiculous guidelines...


>
> Bob
 
"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>
> Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
>
>
> Especially when it is published by the National Food Processors
> Association. I can't imagine how they think they have the credentials to
> publish such ridiculous guidelines...
>


They have a bunch of candy-assed lawyers that would have you do anything to
eliminate the can once opened. You keep something in the opened can for six
weeks and it gets all moldy and you eat it anyway. they get sued.
Eliminate the can, eliminate the potential lawsuit.

How many products also say "refrigerate after opening" but don't really have
to be refrigerated? Ketchup is a perfect example.

Don't believe everything you read if a lawyer was involved.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
 
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>
>> Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
>>
>>
>> Especially when it is published by the National Food Processors
>> Association. I can't imagine how they think they have the credentials to
>> publish such ridiculous guidelines...
>>

>
> They have a bunch of candy-assed lawyers that would have you do anything
> to eliminate the can once opened. You keep something in the opened can
> for six weeks and it gets all moldy and you eat it anyway. they get sued.
> Eliminate the can, eliminate the potential lawsuit.
>
> How many products also say "refrigerate after opening" but don't really
> have to be refrigerated? Ketchup is a perfect example.


Get ready Ed! I made a similar comment a short while back about this and it
sent half the regulars on here chasing after their ketchup bottles and they
were quick to point out my little error.

>
> Don't believe everything you read if a lawyer was involved.


No argument there!

> --
> Ed
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/


Bret



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I've kept opened 5 pound cans of refried beans for two weeks in the
fridge with a baggie over the top, no problems.


[email protected] wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>>How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?
>>
>>I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead poisoning.
>>I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it does
>>not contain lead.
>>
>>How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put the
>>other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it for

>
> a
>
>>week?

>
>
> Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
> fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck half-full
> cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
> baggie. No problem.
>
> Mac
>
 
king kong farts wrote:
> I've kept opened 5 pound cans of refried beans for two weeks in the
> fridge with a baggie over the top, no problems.


Anyone who eats 5 pounds of refried beans has much larger problems.
 
Sheldon wrote:

> [email protected] wrote:
>
>>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>How safe would it be to leave food in opened cans?
>>>
>>>I can remember in past days that doing so would cause lead poisoning.
>>>I am not sure what they line the cans with now, but I am sure it does
>>>not contain lead.
>>>
>>>How safe would it be to open a can of beans and eat half and put the
>>>other half covered in the fridge? Leave it for a day? Leave it for

>>a week?
>>
>>Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
>>fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck half-full
>>cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
>>baggie. No problem.
>>
>>Mac

>
> Highly unsafe practice... leftover tinned food must be removed to a
> non-metalic container.
>
> http://www.nfpa-food.org/content/consumers/faqs.asp


Or else you get "Open can poisoning" because the can suddenly
transforms into Kryptonite and makes you weak and you fall down,
sobbing, next to Clark Kent (who you didn't know was Superman because
he combed his hair differently and put on those eyeglasses).

Oh, wait. I forgot. That doesn't happen anymore. Now what happens is
that the can gradually shrinks because of the humidity levels in the
fridge and squeezes the food in it into little bullets of Former-Food
that are only useful as anti-tank slugs, but with protein, fats and
carbs...

Cans are designed to hold food. Modern packaging practices have
removed the things in the containers that could potentially be
harmful. Corporate lawyers have changed the laws of physics and
biochemistry just by saying it's not safe, just like blowhole Sheldon
whose last original thought was to fingerpaint with that stuff he
found in his diaper. Amazing power over the physical universe, they
all have...

Pastorio
 
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

>
> They have a bunch of candy-assed lawyers that would have you do anything to
> eliminate the can once opened. You keep something in the opened can for six
> weeks and it gets all moldy and you eat it anyway. they get sued.
> Eliminate the can, eliminate the potential lawsuit.
>
> How many products also say "refrigerate after opening" but don't really have
> to be refrigerated? Ketchup is a perfect example.
>
> Don't believe everything you read if a lawyer was involved.



I don't disagree with you about lawyers. But can or not the lawyers will
jump in. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my client became seriously
ill after eating food canned by the defendant. The defendants council
will try to tell you they are not responsible because my client
transferred the contents of the can to his own container. But you must
find that the defendant is liable because they did not provide a
specific warning about mould growth..."
 
[email protected] wrote:

>
> Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
> fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck half-full
> cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
> baggie. No problem.
>
> Mac
>


This is equivalent to saying "I drove 60 MPH on an icy road today and
did not have an accident". Just because you didn't have an accident
doesn't mean it is safe to do that and it doesn't mean you will get the
same result the next time.
 
George wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
>> fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck half-full
>> cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
>> baggie. No problem.
>>
>> Mac
>>

>
> This is equivalent to saying "I drove 60 MPH on an icy road today and
> did not have an accident". Just because you didn't have an accident
> doesn't mean it is safe to do that and it doesn't mean you will get the
> same result the next time.



Then maybe you'd care to explain what the obvious risk of using an
opened can for storing food in the refrigerator is? (Hint: I've
already explained in an earlier post why it's not risky. You might want
to refer to that.)

Best regards,
Bob
 
Bob (this one) wrote:
> just like blowhole Sheldon whose last original thought was to
> fingerpaint with that stuff he found in his diaper. Amazing power
> over the physical universe, they all have...
>



Actually, Sheldon's last original thought was to use the word
"pecksniff" (borrowed from Dickens) to describe a certain type of
obnoxoius asshole that wanders in here occasionally. The word wasn't
original, but I believe the application was.

It's a good word; a classic literary reference that sounds vaguely
obscene. I think it's Sheldon's most valuable contribution to the
group. He should have quit while he was ahead.

Best regards,
Bob
 
Sheldon wrote:
>[snip]
> Why yoose imbeciles can't figure out why NOT to store leftovers in
> cans is utterly amazing.
>
> Slews of reputable citations can be found, and from all corners of
> the world, not just the US... here's another"
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6cfn3


Maybe because the reputable citations simply say 'don't do it' without
saying anything about _why_ moving the food to another container is
better. It's not the temperature, it's not covering any container
airtight, what is it? This cite is another government agency which
will naturally err on the side of caution. If they actually know
something that's wrong with using original cans, they don't say so.

Is it just canned goods? I opened a jar of pickle relish the other day
to mix some with mayo, etc. for a kind of tartar sauce. Put the jar
back in the 'fridge. Should I have transferred the relish to a storage
container? What makes glass better than cans? What about the leftover
sour cream? What makes coated paper better than cans?

-aem
 
"aem" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sheldon wrote:
>>[snip]
>> Why yoose imbeciles can't figure out why NOT to store leftovers in
>> cans is utterly amazing.
>>
>> Slews of reputable citations can be found, and from all corners of
>> the world, not just the US... here's another"
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/6cfn3

>
> Maybe because the reputable citations simply say 'don't do it' without
> saying anything about _why_ moving the food to another container is
> better. It's not the temperature, it's not covering any container
> airtight, what is it? This cite is another government agency which
> will naturally err on the side of caution. If they actually know
> something that's wrong with using original cans, they don't say so.
>
> Is it just canned goods? I opened a jar of pickle relish the other day
> to mix some with mayo, etc. for a kind of tartar sauce. Put the jar
> back in the 'fridge. Should I have transferred the relish to a storage
> container? What makes glass better than cans? What about the leftover
> sour cream? What makes coated paper better than cans?
>
> -aem


I believe the cautions date from many years ago when metal cans were made
differently. Food in the presence of air could react with the metal of the
can and create off colors, tastes, and perhaps even toxins. As has been
pointed out by others, cans are vastly improved these days and the dangers
no longer exist.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the **** from my email address before using.
>
 
aem wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> >[snip]
> > Why yoose imbeciles can't figure out why NOT to store leftovers in
> > cans is utterly amazing.
> >
> > Slews of reputable citations can be found, and from all corners of
> > the world, not just the US... here's another"
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6cfn3

>
> Maybe because the reputable citations simply say 'don't do it'

without
> saying anything about _why_ moving the food to another container is
> better. It's not the temperature, it's not covering any container
> airtight, what is it? This cite is another government agency which
> will naturally err on the side of caution. If they actually know
> something that's wrong with using original cans, they don't say so.
>
> Is it just canned goods? I opened a jar of pickle relish the other

day
> to mix some with mayo, etc. for a kind of tartar sauce. Put the jar
> back in the 'fridge. Should I have transferred the relish to a

storage
> container? What makes glass better than cans? What about the

leftover
> sour cream? What makes coated paper better than cans?


Sheesh... so close yet so far... you are truly dumb beyond belief, and
you're fighting tooth and claw to remain so. You actually answered the
question... but with the IQ of sea cucumber there's no way you can
know.