Inflatable sausages?!

Simon · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:40

Taken from fridge in Tesco and put in my fridge at home.

Why have they turned into a balloon?

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twist3d0n3 · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:42

they're breeding :eek:

gord · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:44

they're bleeding!

PGdude · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:45

That is the sausage. Just a bag full of meat.

Biohazard · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:47

all meat products swell like that after a time

i think its the polyphosphates - additives.

dave_beast · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:47

Pierce the bag and smell the hole

Haze · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:47

well.. i would say its due to a gas build up inside.. and if they r doing that then i wouldnt eat them

QlimaxUK · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:49

theres an ALIEN! inside :eek:

Cosimo · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:50

The sausages have indigestion.

Archibald0 · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:58

dave_beast said:
Pierce the bag and smell the hole

lol do this and record your face so we can all laugh

Simon · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:04

I did wonder if they were going off causing the gas. 4 days to go before they are out of date though.

Efour · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:04

I came here looking to see some inflatable sausages and all i got was a plastic bag that had inflated. NOT sausages, YOU LIED TO ME.

buchtis · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:04

Take 'em back and get some new ones.

Mr-White · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:06

open the bag

MW

Anewbe4u · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:07

Open them, smell then and if they don't smell rancid, eat them.

Do not waste good sausages. If you're going to bin them, send them to me and I'll eat them instead.

Wicksta · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:08

Someone took them out of the fridge at Tesco then decided at the beer aisle they didn't want them and dumped them next to the cans of Stella. They stayed there for 8 hours before a shelf stacker noticed and put them back in the meat section.

Simon · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:10

I'll give them a few more days, maybe they will explode.

fidget · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:11

Simon said:
Taken from fridge in Tesco and put in my fridge at home.

Why have they turned into a balloon?

Looks like they are off to me. Get them changed.

Have a look at this - exactly the same:

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/keepingfoodsafe/asksamstoringpreparing/#A220117

I was intending to cook a packet of sausages today but the pack was inflated. So even though they were still well within the 'Use by' date I threw them away. Was I right?

When bacteria grow on food they sometimes produce gases, which can make packaging swell. This is the most likely explanation of what happened to your pack of sausages. Because the sausages were going to be cooked, these bacteria might not have made you ill. But throwing away the food was the safest option.

Raw sausages often carry bacteria and the most likely cause of the pack's swelling is that it got warm, which would have allowed the bacteria to multiply and start releasing gases. This could happen if the sausages were out of the fridge for a while, for example, when you were bringing the shopping home. You should always try to put food in the fridge as quickly as possible, especially in warm weather, and avoid leaving food in a warm car boot.

Food might also get too warm if your fridge isn't cool enough. Using a fridge thermometer, check that the coldest part of your fridge is between 0°C and 5°C (32°F and 41°F). If your fridge has an internal freezer compartment that is iced up, this could mean that the fridge will struggle to maintain its temperature.

Shayper · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:11

Dear god...

ITS ALIVE!!! :eek:

div0 · 19 Jan 2011 at 19:11

Wicksta said:
Someone took them out of the fridge at Tesco then decided at the beer aisle they didn't want them and dumped them next to the cans of Stella. They stayed there for 8 hours before a shelf stacker noticed and put them back in the meat section.

This.