Vegenaise fridge fail!

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Bought Vegenaise (the Follow Your Heart brand) for the first time on Monday - it was an online shop so I don't know if it came from the fridge section or not. The jar's been outside the fridge since it arrived, hidden away in a cardboard box, but I've just got it out to make a slaw and noticed it says 'perishable, keep refrigerated'! Apparently it's made with no preservatives?

It looks, smells and tastes ok, so I'm inclined to use it then refrigerate immediately. But the Follow Your Heart website says it can only be kept unrefrigerated for up to 24 hours. I suppose that suggests I should throw it out, especially since the weather's been so hot...

Has anyone else done this, or can tell me where Vegenaise is usually kept in supermarkets? Any advice/reassurance very welcome!

Its definitely a fridge product- I buy it all the time and it is stored in the fridge in supermarkets.

With that said, I have still eaten it when it's been out of the fridge for a while with no ill effects. It is much better when it's been in the fridge though.

The vegan Hellmanns doesn't need to be kept in the fridge, but isn't as good (If you were after a non fridge one)

Hmm ok... good to know, thank you!

I think I'm going to go for it. Despite non-fridging I'm loving the taste of the Vegenaise so now I know it needs to be kept in the fridge from the off I think I'll stick with that, especially if the Hellmans isn't so tasty! Thanks for the recommendation though

Will report back re. poisoning or otherwise...

Ooh, poor spelling from me - *Hellmann's! Bringing shame to my German username

Loads of people LOVE the Hellmanns (and you can get it in much bigger tubs on Amazon if you use a lot) but it'll always my second choice if there's a choice between that and Vegenaise.

I wish they did more of the vegenaise flavours over here- they have a whole range in the USA. I think there's even a CBD one!