How long to get sick from off milk?

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I work from home, I've just gone to make a coffee and the milk went all curdled when I put it in. Use by date was yesterday and it smells a bit off.

My concern is that both DCs had it for their breakfast, quite a bit of it with their cereal.

If they were to get sick, how long would it take? Would it have manifested by now or shall I expect a call from nursery?

I feel like a terrible parent!

Must have tasted ok so I'm sure they'll be fine

Pretty much straight away.

Coffee is the worst for ‘on the turn’ milk - not at all forgiving 😂 Kids will be fine I’m sure!

It can't have been that much off or else it would have tasted disgusting. But I don't think it would cause sickness anyway.

They won't get ill from milk that's just on the turn.

You can't get sick from eating off milk. It's one of the only things which won't make you ill if you eat it once it's off.

Phew that's reassuring! Glad its not as bad as it looked (truly looked disgusting in my coffee cup!)

No reason they would get sick it just doesn't taste nice.

I remember several times of having 'off' milk in the 80s. We'd have it in our breakfast and only find out when our parents had lumps in their hot drinks.

Most people had milk deliveries, and the bottles were often left outside during hot summer mornings, in glass bottles, which helped speed up spoilage time. They also had no use by dates on them.

I often have milk days after it's expiration now (shop bought, plastic bottles). They seem to last for ages, but may be because they stay refrigerated for longer, and don't sit outside in the sun.

I must have been a worse parent as I used to use milk knowing it had gone past the date - as long as it didn’t smell or separated. I think it’s just the look and smell that would make people sick.

Often have milk 1-2 weeks past the use by date. As long as it passes the smell, test it’ll be fine. It’s unbelievable the amount of food waste in this country.

Cheese and yoghurt are both basically’off milk’…..it does no harm . Some people can taste it’s off before others.

I’ve never been unwell from consuming gone-off milk. I’m sure they’ll be fine.

Thanks all, happy to report noone has been ill!

@GiveDogBone I'm all for not wasting food usually and do eat things past their date but I draw the line at that coffee :)

Goodness that is well past, how old are your children that then didn’t notice this? Perhaps some basic food awareness is in need?

Under 5, but it was just one day past the date and I really had to put my nose on it to realise it smelt off. It looked totally fine in their breakfast. As a PP said it's just a bit unforgiving when mixed with freshly boiled water for a coffee.

Yep, I have a coffee machine where you hand steam the milk. The milk can look/smell/taste fine when you put it name jug, but the foam goes well weird if the milk is on the turn 🤮

you don't know how the milk has been stored before you got it (or if there are others old enough to use it & leave it sitting on the kitchen worktop,) so I'm always watchful when I make coffee!!

glad the kids were ok 😊