# Philly cream cheese "best by Jan 27" - - safe to eat?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977 "2018-03-21T18:28:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/21 "2018-03-22T00:39:02Z")

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**ThelmaLou** hasn’t posted since she started this thread…

She’s probably D-E-D, dead…

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### Author: ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/22 "2018-03-22T01:30:02Z")

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> [@USCDiver](#):
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> **ThelmaLou** hasn’t posted since she started this thread…
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> She’s probably D-E-D, dead…

Hehe. No, I’ve been out running errands. Just got home. I appreciate advice and comments. I’m going to open it tomorrow. Had Mexican food while out and about and all full up now. I’ll post a report if I’m able.

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### Author: ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/23 "2018-03-22T01:37:22Z")

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Ahhh! Now she’s un-dead!

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### Author: ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/24 "2018-03-22T01:42:28Z")

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Nah, she’s just r-u-n-n-o-f-t.

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### Author: ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/25 "2018-03-22T01:48:32Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> IME \*\*cream cheese **will pretty reliably develop green fluffy spots when it goes bad. There are** several pounds of it in our fridge right now \*\*which will probably outlast this presidency.

Speaking of which, [I’ve started a thread for recipe suggestions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=851530)

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### Author: ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977/26 "2018-03-22T05:12:21Z")

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> [@snowthx](#):
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> When in doubt, throw it out.

If the smell makes you frown, chow it down.

> [@Folacin](#):
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> I agree with you - but that is the same confirmation bias that leads people like me to say I never wore seatbelts/bike helmets/etc and I’m still alive - the ones who died of course aren’t here to say so.

As it happens, I put on my tiger repellent this morning and haven’t seen one all day.

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