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To think I have given us all food poisoning?!

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choccywoccywoowah · 18/04/2017 22:13

Cooked some Tesco vacuum packed smoked haddock with a cheese sauce for tea tonight - myself, OH and dc. Smelt a bit pissy on opening, but whatever - never had this particular fish before and the smell was not exactly overpowering. I assumed that OH had defrosted it the night before as he usually pulls something out of the freezer before he goes to bed.

Tasted fine. Until he informed me that it had been defrosted over a week ago! It was also dated 23rd of March. I never bother about use by dates if something has been frozen, but having been defrosted for a WEEK?!

Also after a quick Google, it appears fish smelling of ammonia should definitely be avoided....Confused and something about smoked fish being one of the worst culprits for FP.

OH thinks I am worrying unnecessarily. This is probably a rare AIBU in that I hope I am swiftly told that IABU...

In the case that I am not being unreasonable, any tips on mitigating this fishy crisis?

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PieceOfTheMoon · 18/04/2017 22:20

Oh no. I'm not sure there is much you can do about it now, except go to bed with a bucket, some water and flannels a d hope for the best.
How old are DC, I would keep a close eye on them just in case.
Hope you are all OK!

PeaFaceMcgee · 18/04/2017 22:20

Aiiieee. Batten down the hatches. Don't suppose you can get hold of some activated charcoal pills and / or pepto bismol?

FanaticalFox · 18/04/2017 22:24

Wtf?! Why would he defrost it a week ago. Definitely prepare for the worst. I'd probably leave him too Grin

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choccywoccywoowah · 18/04/2017 22:31

He said he was meant to bin it, but forgot. And the bastard left to work away for two weeks tonight (after kindly informing me the fish was a week old after we had just eaten it).

I might take some responsibility as I clearly didn't notice it in the fridge. It must have been hiding.

Positive thinking is a known preventative for food poisoning right?!

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choccywoccywoowah · 18/04/2017 22:32

Dc are 2 and 4 so it will be horrific if the worst happens. They are in bed with me tonight anyway.

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Imaginingdragonsagain · 18/04/2017 22:34

Did he eat it too? Positive thinking will work wonders!

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choccywoccywoowah · 18/04/2017 22:39

No, he looked at me in disgust when I told him what was for tea.

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user1471558436 · 18/04/2017 22:41

What time did you eat it? Do you feel ok at the moment?

AprilLudgateDwyer · 18/04/2017 22:41

Doesn't poisoning from fish usually happen pretty quickly? When did you eat it?

cushioncovers · 18/04/2017 22:48

How's everyone so far op?

AndNowItIsSeven · 18/04/2017 22:50

That doesn't sound good, hope you are all ok.

punkpuffin · 18/04/2017 22:51

Good poisoning tends to show fairly quickly. Hope you are all ok

plimsolls · 18/04/2017 22:53

Hopefully the vacuum packed aspect has helped keep the bacteria from multiplying out? (I don't know how but maybe it works like that )

GloGirl · 18/04/2017 22:54

He didn't eat it but let you eat it? Shock

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choccywoccywoowah · 18/04/2017 23:04

We has already had tea, his was waiting for him when he got home. He is not that much of an arse Hmm We ate it around 6.30pm.

I have a slight stomach ache but that may be because I am worrying about it. Children are fast asleep. So OK at the moment. I'm going to try to sleep as I will worry myself all night and will probably mentally induce symptoms.

Keep your fingers crossed that I have a positive update in the morning!

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Fig678 · 18/04/2017 23:05

Hope you're all ok OP and what pp's said, with fish it's supposed to happen quickly so if you're ok through the night, you'll be fine

Weedsnseeds1 · 18/04/2017 23:09

On the plus side, the vacuum packing will prevent most pathogens from multiplying and the salt and smoke are anti-eastern. On the negative side, Clostridium Botulinum, which is reasonably deadly, is an anaerobe, so perfectly suited to producing deadly toxins in a vacuum pack..
Joking aside, there's always extra life built in to this type of product, so as long as your fridge works OK, you'll probably live.

Weedsnseeds1 · 18/04/2017 23:10

Anti-eastern? Bacterial, not Eastern!

Crapuccino · 18/04/2017 23:10

Isn't there something about eating carbon for preventing... food poisoning... or something.

Incidentally, I am not a medical doctor.

As you can probably tell by that diagnosis.

witchofzog · 18/04/2017 23:11

Thinking of you all. There really is not much worse than waiting for a house to come down with sickness. Fingers crossed op

LostSight · 18/04/2017 23:15

It's been in the fridge? It'll probably be fine. Use-by and best before recommendations apparently allow for the fact that some people will be really poor at following the instructions. Anyway, the fish is smoked in order to preserve it. It's also vacuum packed. If the cheese sauce tasted fine, there's a good chance you'll have no problems ar all.

Pancakeflipper · 18/04/2017 23:19

Surely it would stink when cooking it if off?
Hope you and the children have sweet dreams

grumpysquash3 · 18/04/2017 23:20

If it was vacuum packed and not pierced or punctured, it should keep a lot longer than a fish off the counter. I would bet a pound you are all fine. A fiver even :)

mumofthemonsters808 · 18/04/2017 23:22

In my experience food poisoning tends to strike when you least expect it. I've never had it off something iffy, it's always come when I've eaten something I thought was fine.Its always come rapidly too, I hope you're all ok, it can be an horrendous experience.

SucklingDuckling · 18/04/2017 23:25

Hoping everyone feels okay! If it makes you feel any better I ate some cod I'd defrosted 4 days previously and had gone out of date according to packaging about a month before. I was completely fine Grin