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A ? about bacteria and jar lids

chuckyblue
9 years ago

I know that it's considered unsafe to eat food from a jar when the lid has popped. But, will the lid always pop when nasties are present? In other words, could I eat some bad tomato sauce without realizing it even though it was well sealed and the lid popped when I opened it?

I also have a question about pickles. I made a batch right before vacation and the next day, 4 of the lids had popped. I didn't have time to reprocess, so I put all of the jars into the fridge, just in case more popped while we were gone. The rest stayed sealed just fine, but I'm thinking about just keeping them in the fridge. Is that safe to do?

Thanks for your help

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