How long can you leave coleslaw I refrigerated for?

[TanaFrench]

Sorry this is a stupid question that I should already know the answer to at my age!

last night I bought some coleslaw to have with my tea tonight. I forgot to put it in the fridge. It isn’t opened and I put it in the fridge this morning, but now I’m reluctant to eat it because it was unrefrigerated for about 15 hours. I shouldn’t eat it right?

edit: oops typo in the title! That should say unrefrigerated of course

I would say until it tastes fizzy when you eat it, but I am a sloven :)

I would prefer this to be the correct answer anyway so that I can eat it 😁

I'm still alive and walking around - go for it!

What temperature is your kitchen? The weather hasn't been hot, so I reckon it'd be fine.
I hate waste, so I'd eat it myself; but probably not offer it to guests.
The only circumstances under which I wouldn't eat it would be if it was really hot weather, or a hot room generally.
The vinegar in it has probably preserved it somewhat... I reckon it's probably fine 😊

Sniff test it. It'll have a chemical smell/taste if it's turning.

I wouldn't eat it. It would have to go into the fridge within an hour for me to think it was OK, given that it usually has dairy/eggs in it. Maybe I am over fussy, but there's no way that would pass my lips!

What happens if you get stuck in traffic on the way home?

Do you throw all your food out? Crikey.

@AlisonDonut my 1 hour leaving out of the fridge is once I get home. I have already considered journey time. However if its in the car it would be with other chilled items in an insulated bag. If I'm getting it delivered it would be in a refrigerated van. I don't use public transport. If I was getting it from the local shop I would have walked home within 15 minutes.
I am also assuming, from OPs post, that it was left out of the fridge on its own and not in an insulated bag.

Wouldn't even give it a moment's thought unless in a very warm climate.

Nor me!

Yes, you are over fussy, that's ridiculous. In the times before people had fridges, all their food was out for a day or two before it was eaten.

OP, I'd eat that without a second thought. I often leave things out overnight (leftover takeaway etc) or when I'm in the office my lunch sits on the shelf in my office all morning and this has never made me ill.

Thanks everyone. I ate it and all was fine 😄

I am willing to accept that I am over cautious - and I am very happy the OP is fine- but in answer to some of the comments:
In the old days before fridges it would not have been possible to buy ready made coleslaw or, indeed, any chilled products that were not expected to have been eaten immediately. Milk was delivered daily and frequently went off in hot weather. Cheese and eggs do not not need to be kept in the fridge. Food products were preserved by pickling, salting, drying, canning etc. if they were not going to be eaten fresh.
Are any of you aware of the HUGE rise in food poisoning cases recently? There would have been food poisoning in the old days as well, but people would have died of it.
I may indeed be over-cautious, but I think in general people have become complacent about the safety of food and we (in general) need to be more careful.

@DilemmaDelilah I agree with you.

The safe time for food that needs to be refrigerated to go be outside a fridge is two to four hours.

I like to err a bit on the side of caution.

We keep a cool box or chiller bags handy in case of delay returning home.