I have a packet of smoked salmon that has passed it sell by date which .......................

[lilacben]

was monday. Would it be safe to eat.?

[lcg]

if it smells and looks ok or has no furry bits...why not? that's my benchmark x

[smurfchops]

If it is still sealed it should be fine. Smell it first, smoked salmon usually lasts. If it smells OK, eat and enjoy !

[JonnyBoy12]

No, it is not okay for you to eat, but it is okay for me to eat. Can you give it to me now, please, as am feeling very hungry?

[thesunchinestate]

Going by when you posted, (Friday it says there) I'm going to say throw it out. Food that has been a week past the expiry date isn't safe to eat.

[pastafreak]

Double nonsense.

It's been preserved - smoked. It's sealed and refrigerated. It will be fine.

[boxtops]

Yes of course it is - Monday is pretty recent for me, I've eaten sealed smoked salmon which is much older than that. Make yourself a lovely seafood pasta!

[KARL]

Assuming it has been refrigerated throughout I am quite certain it is perfectly good for eating, and would be under (same conditions) fit for eating for weeks to come. Sell-by means just that, it is a supermarket type turnover date stamp, it has little or nothing to do with when it needs to be considered suspect. Icg76 points to a sensible maxim and pastafreak is also correct.

[DTCwordfan]

Must be guaranteed salmon-ella if things go wrong

[boxtops]

thesunchinestate - it's perfectly safe. Sell by dates are only a guide for the shops so stuff's not on sale too long. Lots of food keeps and can be eaten well past it's sell-by, I do it all the time (I've just finished a jar of Nutella from 2010, and the Marmite I've just emptied was dated 2008).

[RATTER15]

Bin it!!!!

[boxtops]

Test it on your cat, that's what we do..... ;-)

[lilacben]

Many thanks all. Well hubby opened it and took a bit. This was last night. He is ok today.! I didnt chance it as have had food poisoning before and would not want to go through that again. So it was ok after all. many thanks

[netibiza]

Of course, it's smoked, it can last a very very long time.