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Forgot to put shopping away. AIBU to ask does it need to be thrown out?

60 replies

useorbin · 24/08/2024 18:31

We went shopping this afternoon and called into M&S for things for a quick dinner this evening. Totally forgot to put the shopping away so it’s all been inside a bag on the counter. Items taken out of the supermarket fridge at about 3pm and only just realised about the bag, so circa 3.5hrs out the fridge/freezer.

Some frozen oven chips, and DH got himself some chilled breaded chicken type strips. Rest of us are having veggie stuff from the freezer.

It feels like the chips have kept everything feeling quite cool, but are completely defrosted themselves.

From a food hygiene standpoint, are they still ok to eat? We’d be cooking soon. Mainly thinking of DHs chicken but also the chips that were next to it, whether they could be unsafe to eat having shared a bag with chicken getting warmer

Sorry if it’s rambly - rushing about! But WWYD mumsnetters?

OP posts:
CooksDryMeasure · 24/08/2024 18:35

i wouldn’t worry about it.

useorbin · 24/08/2024 18:34

Needmorelego · 24/08/2024 18:33

Unless you left them on top of a turned on radiator or something I would expect them to be fine when cooked.
Defrosted chicken won't go bad in the space of a few hours.
Edit: I see the chicken wasn't even frozen. It's fine.

Edited

Chicken was from the fridge section, not defrosted.

OP posts:
Raininginparadise2 · 24/08/2024 18:34

Should be OK. Eat it up.

rainydaysaway · 24/08/2024 18:34

I never put shopping away when I get home (except frozen) and never had a problem

WakingUpInBlood · 24/08/2024 18:34

Wouldn’t worry about it at all

Needmorelego · 24/08/2024 18:33

Unless you left them on top of a turned on radiator or something I would expect them to be fine when cooked.
Defrosted chicken won't go bad in the space of a few hours.
Edit: I see the chicken wasn't even frozen. It's fine.

Cosycore · 24/08/2024 18:33

I would cook and eat it all.

Hazey19 · 24/08/2024 18:33

Yeah no problem, I would eat.

OneTC · 24/08/2024 18:32

Would eat without a second thought. Cook the chips a bit less than normal

MatildaTheCat · 24/08/2024 18:32

Eat it. Cook the chicken thoroughly as usual.