al saw Sally selling seashells by the seashore and told us all about
it on Sat, 22 Nov 2003 23:37:11 -0000:

>"paula" > wrote in message
. com...
>> "look on the wrapper as there should be a "once open use within so
>> many days" warning. however i would bin it as you should never store
>> any opened CAN of foodstuff in the fridge. it should always be
>> decanted into a suitable plastic/glass container.can't remember
>> exactly what happens but it is something to do with metal and exposed
>> food, i.e. a health hazard.
>
>Ummmm .... too late ... *gulp* ....
>
>I'm sure I'll be fine this time

It's not gonna kill you. But the theory is that once air gets at the
food and the can it can start to leach the metal... at least I THINK
that's it. Maybe it's just an oldwives tale... or maybe it's the fact
that it's very hard to put an airtight seal on an opened metal can, so
germs and odours can get in.


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~Karen AKA Kajikit

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