Kitchen

[this is my nic]

DH does our grocery shopping.  This morning he was taking ground beef out of the container from the store and repackaging it for the freezer.  I was in the kitchen at the same time and smelled something quite stinky.  I had no idea what it was, so I sniffed the store package that still had some meat in it.  It was the meat that smelled rotten!  After it was out of the package for several seconds it no longer smelled. The package had the date 3/19/19.  I said it should be returned to the store. But DH thinks it's ok.  I've had food poisoning and do not want to experience that again.    

Does anyone know if there's a problem or why this beef smelled in the package? 

Thanks! 

[Nightowlz]

I don't know but I'm with you if smells funny I would not eat it since I have also had food poisoning. No fun. I was a teenager & thought I was dying.

[fthunt]

Cook it for him tonight and............you have a steak.

[Nataliesgramma]

Some stores used to put dye in meat to make it look fresher......

[KingstonsMom]

@this is my nic 

You may want to go to the FDA.org website, I did read about a large ground beef recall this past week,, but don't remember the brands or dates involved.

But I have always lived by 'when in doubt, throw it out', after battling food poisoning.

[GAQShopr53]

There have been too many recalls on ground beef and if it smells I would not take a chance on getting sick after eating that meat...frozen or not!

[loriqvc]

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@Nataliesgramma wrote:

Some stores used to put dye in meat to make it look fresher......

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@Nataliesgramma - Actually, they're prohibited from doing that by law, but some stores and producers infuse carbon dioxide during the packaging process to help the meat retain its red color. (So as you might guess, the redness of packaged meat is not necessarily an indicator of its freshness—go by the label date when purchasing. Even if the meat is slightly brown, all that means is that it likely has had an extra day on the shelf that allowed it to take in a bit more oxygen; if the date is still good, the meat is still good.)

@this is my nic - If the meat no longer smells and has a normal texture (i.e., it is not slimy or tacky), there's a chance you just had a weird odor interaction due to the packaging. I've experienced that sensation before. But if the meat does still smell, I agree with the others here: TOSS IT.

[Lilysmom]

@this is my nic , freeze it and return it.  Hopefully you have pkg.  if not, Imwould return it anyway.  The store should know you had an issue with it.  Bring your receipt and they will refund.  LM

[this is my nic]

Thanks everyone!  I like the idea of DH eating the stinky ground meat while I have a steak! 

[NYCLatinaMe]

I would not eat anything that smells "bad"