# Food forgotten out of the fridge- is it safe?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-forgotten-out-of-the-fridge-is-it-safe/496281>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-forgotten-out-of-the-fridge-is-it-safe/496281 "2009-05-13T13:44:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-forgotten-out-of-the-fridge-is-it-safe/496281/41 "2009-05-17T23:20:58Z")

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So did **Bamboo boy** meet an unfortunate end after eating the suspect stew?

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**Author:** ![Bamboo\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Bamboo\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bamboo_Boy)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-forgotten-out-of-the-fridge-is-it-safe/496281/42 "2009-05-24T21:39:12Z")

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Oooops. My bad for forgetting about this thread after living through the stew. It was delicious, in fact. Bamboo Boy lives!

I’m like Sinistar!  
I LIVE!!!

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**Author:** ![redshift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@redshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redshift)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-forgotten-out-of-the-fridge-is-it-safe/496281/43 "2009-05-24T21:42:22Z")

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> **[StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save Money, Eat Better, Help The...](https://stilltasty.com/)**
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Just for reference.

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