2007-02-02 12:47:48 · 6 answers · asked by kiko 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
That's a myth. It's perfectly safe. However, the food will take on a tin/metal taste.
"It is a question of quality and there is loss in quality. Refrigerating food in opened cans often leads to discoloration. You often see this with foods that are fairly acidic--pineapple or tomato products, for example. Off-flavors can occur when oxygen from the air causes the product to react with the metal in the can.
According the United States Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Hotline, the materials used in a particular food can are carefully chosen to withstand the processing that food receives in the plant and to protect it from bacteria, spoilage and loss of moisture and flavor. The can materials are really not designed for refrigerator storage."
2007-02-02 12:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back when Cans were first being used, there were problems with lead content: This was also a major problem with pots/pans too. Look inside a can today. There's a liner or coating. Technically there's no reason you can't use a can for 24 hrs, as long as it's covered/sealed after opening and it's refrigirated. It's true that food poisioning can develop, but that's true with ANY food not properly stored.
2007-02-02 21:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by hornecv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you leave food in a can after awhile it develops a tin taste which is not good for you..not sure if true or not but my Grandma said it turns food bad faster...
2007-02-02 21:19:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will take on the metallic tase of the can. I don't think this is too healthy either.
2007-02-02 20:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by babydoll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bochalsium which is food poisening
2007-02-02 20:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by cosmogirl03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the can is only clean until it is opened then it gets contaminated and it is no longer clean.
2007-02-02 20:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by 'lil peanut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋