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About Carol Schlitt
Expertise
I can answer questions on home food safety, sanitation, home food preservation and commercial food safety (HACCP).

Experience
I am an Extension educator, nutrition, wellness and food safety. I am a certified HACCP manager and a food safety instructor for the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Organizations
International Association for Food Protection, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Certified CFCS), National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education.

Education/Credentials
MS

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Topic: Food Safety Issues

Expert: Carol Schlitt
Date: 5/13/2008
Subject: baby back ribs

Question
I purchased baby back ribs, frozen, 10 days ago. They have been in a walk-in cooler at 35 degrees since. I checked in on them yesterday and they are completeley thawed and I put them in the freezer. Is it safe to say that these ribs are a goner?

Answer
Hi Amanda,

The recommendation is that fully defrosted meat should be cooked or refrozen with 3-4 days of defrost. Since you say the ribs were purchased frozen and put into a walk-in cooler, I suspect that the ribs were fully defrosted within 2 days. With the assumption, that means the ribs should have been cooked by day 6 after placing them in the cooler.

Since your ribs were at least 4 days past the recommended refrigerator storage time, the recommendation is to not consume the ribs.

Sorry...

Carol

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