Worried about something I ate...

Greco1014

Okay, I feel silly even asking this, but here goes...

About two weeks ago, I bought a jar of pickles from the refrigerated section of a grocery store (Shop RIte). I chose them specifically because they'd have fewer preservatives, but when I got home, I forgot where I'd gotten them from and since they were unopened, I stuck them in my pantry. From there, I forgot about them until today.

You can probably guess where this is going. I opened the jar just now (about 15-20 minutes ago) and ate about half a pickle before remembering that I probably should have refrigerated them. THe pickle didn't taste bad, but i checked on the jar and sure enough the label said "Always Refrigerate."  

I tossed the jar, but I'm just hoping that that half of a pickle won't have any negative effect on the baby. I actually called the store to ask, but it's too late in the evening so no one there has any info on this. They said I could call back tomorrow morning and probably get more answers, but I'd really like some help on this now.

 

acbfreire

I ate moldy bread today, so I hear you! Hopefully it won't make you sick.

I haven't felt anything from the spoiled bread yet...

Everyusernameistaken

Throwing out the rest of the jar after you realized your mistake was a smart move, but pickling IS a form of preservation, so they were probably fine.  I wouldn't worry

 

amber323

I honestly don't think that half a pickle will hurt you, I drank completely rotten chunky milk a couple weeks ago and LO is fine, babies are surprisingly durable at this point in pregnancy (so my MW says)

TechieGirl1

I wouldn't worry about it mainly because people were pickling using those types of methods, and no refrigeration and we all came out fine.  Don't worry! 

amy5162

I believe they say that on the packaging to keep the integrity of the product since they are not 'cooked' as a form of preservation.  It's fine that you threw them out and you will be fine eating what you did.

Jessfulller

Oh you will be dandy, much worse can happen! Now I want a pickle

expletive baby

I ate moldy turkey pepperoni by accident tonight. 

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE.

I kid, I kid. 

jlh2716

I think you're supposed to refrigerate after you've opened them. You don't buy pickles from a refrigerated section, so why would you have to immediately refrigerate them? At any rate, even if they had gone off, you're probably fine! I accidentally ate bread that had mold patches on it, so don't feel bad! lol

jlh2716

Um...yeah, totally missed the part where you said you bought them from a refrigerated section. Not only that, but instead of hitting the "edit" button, I backed up, edited my response, and posted again. Man, I seriously need to get all my *** in the same bag...this is 2 days in a row where I've had to edit practically every single post I've made.

 

 

acbfreire

jlh2716:

I think you're supposed to refrigerate after you've opened them. You don't buy pickles from a refrigerated section, so why would you have to immediately refrigerate them? At any rate, even if they had gone off, you're probably fine! I accidentally ate bread that had mold patches on it, so don't feel bad! lol

 

I ate moldy bread today too. I cannot believe it took me half a slice to figure out it was bad!

jlh2716

acbfreire:

jlh2716:

I think you're supposed to refrigerate after you've opened them. You don't buy pickles from a refrigerated section, so why would you have to immediately refrigerate them? At any rate, even if they had gone off, you're probably fine! I accidentally ate bread that had mold patches on it, so don't feel bad! lol

 

I ate moldy bread today too. I cannot believe it took me half a slice to figure out it was bad!

Yeah, same here...the kicker is, I didn't notice it--my husband did! lol

baby+cakes10

amber323:

I honestly don't think that half a pickle will hurt you, I drank completely rotten chunky milk a couple weeks ago and LO is fine, babies are surprisingly durable at this point in pregnancy (so my MW says)

 

 

Omg -the 'rotten chunky milk' part made me dry heave! 

ridesbuttons

Unless they were pickled in meth,  you're fine.

And if you're not, you will become best friends with the nearest toilet.

MPJR91910

I have those same pickles at home.  I'm sure you're fine, but you may consider calling the manufacturer for more info. 

If it makes you feel any better, several weeks ago I bought an Amy's frozen dinner and took it to work the following day to eat it.  When I was about 1/2 way finished eating, I picked up the box and started reading it and saw that it had expired a YEAR ago.  Keep in mind, those expiration dates are pretty generous, so who knows when the thing was made?  I panicked, called Amy's, and they reassured me that it was fine, probably just a little stale (they also sent me a ton of coupons, and had the store investigated).  I called my doctor and she laughed (but sympathized, too).  Everything turned out ok.