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out of date from marks and spencers eaten at 7 mths pregnant
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I am 7 months pregnant and bought a king prawn sandwich at marks and spencers on fri 1st feb this year, i was eating it and thought it tasted yukky (at 7months pregnant everything tastes a bit strange!) ... I looked at it and noticed brown lettuce so i checked the packaging and it was a day out of date! I immediatly went back to the store and complained, at the same time the thought of it churned my stomache and i threw up .... What should i do? I filled out a form with them and they were very sympathetic, however the form just states i was ill for 5mins though, when i reality i cancelled my dinner that evening and stayed in the hotel i was staying at instead (i was in edinburgh for a special dinner that night). The thought of the taste and what i had eaten made me unable to do anything, also i was scared that i may become sick as I spoke to the nhs helpline and they informed me that if i was going to be ill it would happen that evening or in the night. I spent the ret of my time away wretching and shaking with anxiety!. I live 4 hrs drive away so couldnt go home either... As it turned out i didnt suffer food poisoning possibly due to the fact that i vomited it all up in the store immediatly after i ate it, it was definatly of though... Any suggestions on what i should do or should i just leave it as it is?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Oh please. You are over-reacting so much! Do you know how many sandwiches I have eaten "out of date" by a couple of days? Lots! Never had any problems. Supermarkets protect themselves by putting an early Use By label on food but its still fine to eat a day or two after, just maybe not as fresh. Why did you react like this? Did you think you were going to die?
An interesting topic, Use-By dates.
If the sandwich has a use-by of 2nd Feb, do you really think it would be teeming with salmonella on the 3rd ? There is a margin of safety built in for your and the store's protection.
Another case - packets of cold meat are often dated with a use-by several weeks ahead. Again, are they going to become dangerous just one or two days after this ?
Use-by dates are to be observed, but at the same time need a little bit of commonsense thought.
If the sandwich has a use-by of 2nd Feb, do you really think it would be teeming with salmonella on the 3rd ? There is a margin of safety built in for your and the store's protection.
Another case - packets of cold meat are often dated with a use-by several weeks ahead. Again, are they going to become dangerous just one or two days after this ?
Use-by dates are to be observed, but at the same time need a little bit of commonsense thought.
Brilliant gromit!!!!! However.....considering the sandwich contained prawns, you have to watch if these are out of date - and especially if a pregnant woman eats one. Out of date seafood can make you very poorly. Lesleypoo - the problem neednt've come from the sandwich, but you could try asking for your money back - and then forgetting about it. x
Don't read this if you think supermarket prawns are fresh...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/artic le1813836.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/artic le1813836.ece
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