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Asuka{eve} · 03-01-2005, 07:46 PM

I just bought a 99 cent tin can of chicken and rice soup. Im at college so I was hurngry. Basically I ate it all and now that I look at the inside of the tin can there were some rust spots here and then. So I am wondering if you can get sick from food that touched some rust?

NCB · 03-02-2005, 08:30 AM

If you've had your tetnus (sp?) booster within the last 5 years or so, you should be OK

Asuka{eve} · 03-02-2005, 09:57 AM

I should be fine. I was worried for a second.

skier · 03-02-2005, 10:48 AM

If it didn't taste bad, I think you'll be all right. But rust on the inside of the can means that oxygen has gotten into the contents, and that you've most likely eaten a lot of bacteria (most good, but some might have been bad)

Mojo_PeiPei · 03-02-2005, 11:30 AM

If a mass exodus starts happening, you'll know...

superiorrain · 03-02-2005, 12:54 PM

A little rust never hurt anyone, at least not to my knowledge, which given the specific nature of the question is very limited. But as everyone has said, you'll notice if you start to get sick, people have eaten worst than that and not gotten ill.

Yakk · 03-02-2005, 01:02 PM

There could (and I'd guess probably was) have been oxygen inside the can without a leak. From what I understand, a can that has leaked is a far from safe food item.

Seaver · 03-02-2005, 02:03 PM

Often oxygen could be cause inside during the sealing process.

If the can bulged outwards at any part of it it's botchulism (sp?), one of the deadliest bacteria to humans.

Asuka{eve} · 03-02-2005, 02:35 PM

Im not sick yet... so I dont think Im going to get botchulism.

Yakk · 03-02-2005, 02:53 PM

Is it the lack of oxygen or is it the sealed-sterilization process that canned goods go through that make them safe?

I assumed it was the high heat and air tightness that made them safe, not the lack of air inside.

Seaver · 03-02-2005, 06:15 PM

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Is it the lack of oxygen or is it the sealed-sterilization process that canned goods go through that make them safe?

I assumed it was the high heat and air tightness that made them safe, not the lack of air inside.

They raise the heat to well above the boiling point of water to sterilize not the presence of air.

BUT, occasionally there's one that gets by, so... if you see a can that's bulged DO NOT eat it.

And if it was botchulism... trust me you'd know it within 30min.

0energy0 · 03-07-2005, 11:15 AM

i'd eat anything....and then get sick. Usually that happens to me in college.

03-01-2005, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Asuka{eve} Addict Location: Oh God, the rain!	How sick can you get from.... I just bought a 99 cent tin can of chicken and rice soup. Im at college so I was hurngry. Basically I ate it all and now that I look at the inside of the tin can there were some rust spots here and then. So I am wondering if you can get sick from food that touched some rust?

03-02-2005, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	If it didn't taste bad, I think you'll be all right. But rust on the inside of the can means that oxygen has gotten into the contents, and that you've most likely eaten a lot of bacteria (most good, but some might have been bad) __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

03-02-2005, 11:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mojo_PeiPei Kiss of Death Location: Perpetual wind and sorrow	If a mass exodus starts happening, you'll know... __________________ To win a war you must serve no master but your ambition.

03-02-2005, 12:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	A little rust never hurt anyone, at least not to my knowledge, which given the specific nature of the question is very limited. But as everyone has said, you'll notice if you start to get sick, people have eaten worst than that and not gotten ill. __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

03-02-2005, 01:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	There could (and I'd guess probably was) have been oxygen inside the can without a leak. From what I understand, a can that has leaked is a far from safe food item. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.

03-02-2005, 09:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Asuka{eve} Addict Location: Oh God, the rain!	I should be fine. I was worried for a second.

03-02-2005, 02:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Seaver Junkie Location: Fort Worth, TX	Often oxygen could be cause inside during the sealing process. If the can bulged outwards at any part of it it's botchulism (sp?), one of the deadliest bacteria to humans.

03-02-2005, 02:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Asuka{eve} Addict Location: Oh God, the rain!	Im not sick yet... so I dont think Im going to get botchulism.

03-02-2005, 02:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	Is it the lack of oxygen or is it the sealed-sterilization process that canned goods go through that make them safe? I assumed it was the high heat and air tightness that made them safe, not the lack of air inside. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.

03-07-2005, 11:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
0energy0 Insane Location: Title Town, USA	i'd eat anything....and then get sick. Usually that happens to me in college. __________________ Is the juice worth the squeeze?