tuna- how long does it last in the fridge?

tobejune

I will never buy the family size can again, don't worry.

Anyway, I had some last Friday and it was fine (after a bit more than 2 weeks). Do you think it's still good, now, at 3 weeks? It's been in the fridge in an airtight container this whole time.

It smells "fine." I think. I mean, it's tuna. So it smells anyway. What the hell does rotten tuna smell like? Could it smell more fishy/ worse? haha

jonnythan

Blegh. Eat veggies, not tuna!

In reality, if it smells OK then it almost certainly is OK. The vast majority of the time, food smells and tastes foul before it's genuinely dangerous in any way.

I still wouldn't eat it.

Hadabetter

I might eat it if you don't.

pspetralia

From a tuna company's website...

After opening, any remaining product should be placed in a sealed container (not the can, pouch or cup) and immediately refrigerated. The product should be used within 3-4 days.

bluemoon551

I don't like to waste food either, but tuna is dirt cheap. I wouldn't risk it.

southern_star

I manage a Subway, the shelf life on our prepped tuna prepared with mayo is 3 days.

rockerbabyy

id eat it if it doesnt smell funky. you could always take a little taste as well and see if the flavor is off.
lots of times people say to toss things after a week, but i never have. if its not fuzzy and doesnt smell funky, i eat it.

ndj1979

this thread made me dry heave...

mdcoug

Tuna? Three weeks? No way in hell. Throw that puppy out. I don't like to keep it more than 2-3 days. Take it from someone who has had food poisoning-- it is not worth the 2 bucks.

tobejune

Dude. I totally ate the tuna. I feel sick now.

tobejune

Also I'm kidding.

Italiano7

discard it!

pucenavel

Canned tuna is bad before you reach for the can opener....:laugh:

Confuzzled4ever

what's leftover tuna??? I've never heard of it...

pucenavel

id eat it if it doesnt smell funky. you could always take a little taste as well and see if the flavor is off.
lots of times people say to toss things after a week, but i never have. if its not fuzzy and doesnt smell funky, i eat it.

The presence of Clostridium botulinum or Salmonella, to my knowledge, produces no noticeable odor or flavor.

walkwithme1

Run a small family restaurant and tuna salad, we put a 6 day expire date on it. After that it gets tossed, luckily ours usually sells out before the date.

rockerbabyy

id eat it if it doesnt smell funky. you could always take a little taste as well and see if the flavor is off.
lots of times people say to toss things after a week, but i never have. if its not fuzzy and doesnt smell funky, i eat it.

The presence of Clostridium botulinum or Salmonella, to my knowledge, produces no noticeable odor or flavor.

*shrug* maybe im just a special snowflake then, because ive never had food poisoning or anything of the sort

phampamela8

To the person who said " if it smells good then its probably good" excuse my french but that is complete horse shxxt!!! When i was pregnant with my 4th child, i was at my mother in laws house for 4th of July and i went to the fridge before the food was all done on the grill being 7 + 1/2 months pregnant i was hungry!!! So i seen a bowl of potatoe salad. I got myself a large heaping helping of it and chowed down and it was sooooo good! My mother in law just so happened to be a 67 year old black woman from the south so as she called it she put her foot in that potatoe salad! Anyway, she came in from cooking on the grill and said. To me "whered u get that?" I said in the fridge im just soo hungry the baby is hungry and i couldnt help it! She took the plate and said that potatoe salad has been in there since we left on vacation for 3 months now! Omg! But let me tell u it tasted AMAZING!!!! AI GOT FOOD POISONING BAAAADLY! almost 8 months pregnant with terrible food poisoning it was AWFUL!!! And i ate almost the whole thing thinking it was great too ....ugh!

missysippy930

I’m pretty sure the rule of thumb is 3-4 days. It’s certainly not worth the risk.

shaf238

Don't risk it. Especially for something as readily available and cheap as tuna.

BarbaraHelen2013

walkwithme1 wrote: »

Run a small family restaurant and tuna salad, we put a 6 day expire date on it. After that it gets tossed, luckily ours usually sells out before the date.

From a food safety perspective 6 days seems like stretching it, especially for something like a restaurant where potentially the pool of effected people could be quite high if your tuna salad is contaminated with bacteria! I’d not risk 6 days at home, I would generally go with 3 days. To me, after that, even in a sealed container it’s looking a bit darker, dry and smelling a bit stronger than when it left the can! However, I do use Tuna canned in spring water or brine. Maybe canned in oil it lasts a bit better?

bpetrosky

Necro thread!!!!

If the original poster still has that tuna from 2013, it's pretty safe to say it's not safe now.

sgt1372

I eat lots of food beyond the "use by" date w/o any problems but once opened that's a different matter.

I too can leave things uneaten in the frig for wks but I use a variety of indicators to decide whether to still eat the stuff, mainly appearance, smell and feel. If it doesn't seem "right" to me, I'll toss it but even, if I cook it, I'll still taste a small bit of it b4 commiting to eat it all. Haven't gotten sick yet.

That said, I seldom eat canned tuna and would never leave it sitting in my frig for weeks. Better to vacuum seal and freeze it, if you want 2 save it for later.

LyndaBSS

I would toss it. Tuna doesn't really change odor too much when it's gone.

paperpudding

I'm sure OP has long ago either tossed it or eaten it.

I doubt she still needs advice 6 years later.

LyndaBSS

If they were McDonald's fries, they'd still be edible. 😂