With that untouched surface, you might be able to get a replacement if you still have the receipt. Depends on the store and if you're polite about it. (You could probably do it by being rude, but I'd hate you.)
You could probably get a replacement even if the jar is completely empty. I used to work customer service in a grocery store. One time a guy returned an empty wine bottle. I gave him a full refund. Why? Because the company steals from their employees every single day. I'm just evening the playing field a bit. Just don't be an asshole, and you'll probably get what you want.
Yup yup yup. Former service employee. You yell in my face and complain to my boss, I'll give you the bare minimum of what you'll consider as "what you want" for you to shut the hell up. Come up and level with me, treat me like a person that you are asking for help, I'm gonna do literally everything I can to get you what you're asking for and more.
Hmm, i dunno, when people start yelling at me suddenly everything techy stops functioning oddly. Its not my fault the conputer mysteriously rebooted. I also cant be blamed that the wifi is down, so we only accept cash. But also I cant accept $100 bills. Also in order to accept any denomination above a 5 i have to use a counterfeit pen. Oh no! Our pen is gone, oof. Oh dang, you dont have 75$ in ones? Thats a real shame, mate. Also due to an issue with our security system were closing early today, in about 30 seconds.
Someone called in to corporate to falsely complain about me, so the next time they came in i told them they were banned. They complained to corporate about that too, so when corporate came to check on us. They proceeded to offer us a free rug cleaning service, but other than that had nothing to say. Im not sure if its just my current job or what, but I have a startling amount of power to completely shut down peoples ability to utilize my store. So be nice to workers, you never know how difficult they can make things for you. Also yknow just dont be a dick
I went to Tesco (a large (perhaps too large ((brackets)) grocery retailer in the UK) a while back with some raspberries that hadn't even lasted until I got home before going mouldy.
Literally, all I wanted to do was show the customer service desk lass the issue, show them my receipt, get a replacement, and fuck off to make the interaction as easy as possible for them.
An honest appraisal of what the problem was; some witty banter; and a general understanding of the "don't be a dickhead" principle to frontline staff meant that she kept hold of me for ten minutes, noted down details and times and whatnot, and it ended up with a £10 apology gift card in the post - which in turn purchased a rather nice bottle of wine.
Where I'm going with this: I cannot fathom how people cannot be polite about issues like this. I've never understood how being a wanker to someone whose job it is to sort issues out somehow nets you a better end result. Perhaps the best advice I'm going to give my kids is to spend six months or a year of their teenage starts to their careers in an inbound call centre in a field they're interested in - yes the job can grind you down and yes the pay sucks, but the basic life skills and soft people skills it teaches you is fucking invaluable.
tl;dr: solid advice, ask nicely, don't be a twat, and you'll probably end up with a net result better than you started.
I’ve never understood how being a wanker to someone whose job it is to sort issues out somehow nets you a better end result.
I saw a guy yell at an airport employee who kept telling him that she couldn't legally let him on the plane because the cabin door was already shut. He kept at it until a supervisor showed up, contacted the pilot, and let him in. I get where the guy was coming from (because he loudly proclaimed that he was missing a connecting flight through no fault of his own) but it was still weird to see him get something by being angry which he probably couldn't have gotten by being nice.
I'm unlucky enough to be in junior management... and that sounds to me like the manager or supervisor has the breaking strength of a melted fucking KitKat.
Sure, they've made a problem go away, but they've emboldened the arsehole to pull this stunt in the future, and it has done untold damage to the self esteem and mental health of the poor airport spud who was doing their job just fine.
From a personal perspective: if I was a passenger on that plane and we were delayed because some arsepiece threw a hissy fit at the gate, I'd be fuming that the airline caved too.
It's gash. Fuck that guy, but fuck that supervisor too. They literally had the grounds to fuck that guy right off and enjoy every second of it, but they buckled and became part of the problem.
He could have politely asked for the supervisor to start vs being a belligerent asshole until one showed up. Alternate take though, if he was nice and asked for a supervisor to start and the person told him no and they wouldn't get a supervisor - well that's when you have to actually be the asshole and make enough of a scene one shows up.
That's like ... Very unlikely though, most people will get you their higher up person if it's necessary to help and you're being nice.
I hate when you have to be the jerk to get what you need but sometimes you just have to.
Call the manufacturer -- if it's commercially produced, there's usually a number on the jar somewhere. I've done that when I bought cereal that had a badly sealed bag inside and got sent coupons worth more than the cost of the item for taking the trouble to report it.
Normally I wouldn't bother on something that is pretty cheap, but if one failed to seal, they really need to sample the batch and see if a recall is necessary. Botulism is no joke.
That almost seems worse because it implies the contamination happened in the canning facility and not as the result of improper shipping/handling. I hope you report it to the manufacturer.
I got one of those once, I contacted the grocery and manufacturer with the receipt. Grocery store promptly replaced it, while the manufacturer sent me a box full of random goodies and an apology letter
My partner got a chicken salad from a local co-op we love, but into a chicken piece, and it was pink and shiny on the inside. They brought it back and showed a clerk who was MORTIFIED. My partner wasn’t mad or anything, just a little worried about getting sick (which didn’t happen, thankfully!) and the co-op immediately took all of their chicken salad packs and threw them away. We didn’t even ask for a refund but we got a refund anyway.
Oh absolutely! We’ve since moved away and occasionally we make the trek back over there, because that place is awesome. I miss being able to get their hot bar all the time. Their tofu pad Thai is siiiiiiick
Good luck proving what made you sick, though. A foodborne illness can sometimes take days before you develop symptoms. At that time, you might think it was that sketchy chicken salad that made you sick, and you might be right...but it could also be any number of other things that you ate before you got sick.
This is true, but I wouldn't do it when the jam is very liquid. And if your jam starts to mold fast, it means it doesn't contain extra chemicals to keep it good as well as much less sugar. So it's better if it molds faster. Just keep it in the fridge and eat it fast. Many store bought factory jams can stay good for over a year after being opened. Imagine what it takes to keep it from molding.
No chemicals are necessary, home made jam can last for ages too. More sugar is better, for the jam, as a preservative. Not for oneself but like just eat less jam
Solar wind is a decent flavour, though much better if it's ions sourced from 1000km below the sun's surface. They say they are the same ions as just one km below the surface, but I can tell the difference between 1km and 1kkm (or 1Mm if you will) jam as soon as those ions start striping the electrons from my tongue (at which point I spit it out because it has become chemicals).
No. Look I don't care how many other commenters are agreeing with you, it's wrong. The tendrils go deep and just because you can't see them doesn't mean they're not there and not a toxic surprise waiting for you.
Might have had one of those pop up buttons to show the seal is broken. Ideally a stocker would see it, or the customer when selecting it, but I wonder how many people look that closely.
And I presume popped up when opened. Then that suggests contamination prior to sealing, which is a little worse problem than damage during shipping or a bad sealing.
ya I'd definitely report it to your local health authority. I'm not sure how it works at all but as I mentioned in another comment they can ID what it is and follow up (eg is this a one-off or is there a whole batch that is contaminated?).
Scoop it out and go on with your day. I'd only toss it if it tastes or smells funky, even a bit. Just tossed a jar of salsa after skimming spots of mold off the top for months, exactly as yours. Not because it was unsafe to eat, it just sucked as salsa and I felt it was getting more and more untrustworthy. Jam is going to be somewhat like honey, too much sugar for anything bad to get a deep hold.
Anyway, none y'all are going to survive another worldwide depression. "Er mer gerd! THROW IT!" Your great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents are laughing at you. I'll be in the woods out back, eating live minnows and fighting the deer over acorns.
Milt does not really like sugar. Not as a medium to grow in. So, anything high sugar you can, in fact just scoop it out. But, be aware, the mycelium of molt is toxic. So, anything where molt can grow through, like bread or a European Salsa (we don't have that much sugar in them) throw it out . And if it grows back: THROW IT OUT.
I grew up with home made jam from my Nan when she was still here, & then my mum. Mould on the top of a jar of jam that had already been open a while was fairly common back then. You’d just scoop it off & go about your day.
However this is shop bought jam, & as long as it was recently purchased, or even if it was sealed & within date but not recently purchased I’d still complain to the shop or manufacturer, as I’d expect better from commercially made produce.
I could step out to check my mailbox and get smeared by an inattentive driver. In all seriousness, I'm more afraid of slipping in my shower and breaking my neck. Instant death or living out my life having a nurse dig shit out of my ass? (My niece did that for a living.) Not too worried about a little mold in my jam.
Some y'all's "risk vs. reward" mechanisms are utterly broken. Can't blame ya! We didn't evolve to calculate risk in the modern world.
tl;dr: Take risks. Life is not worth living in fear, not worth calculating infinitesimal odds.
We're not talking about your cousin's sketchy moonshine here.
Are you afraid to get out of bed? Falling 2.5' imparts more energy to your body than getting shot with a .45ACP bullet.
Seriously, how does one navigate the world calculating every bad thing that could occur? Scooping a speck of mold out of my jam doesn't move the needle on my risk meter. I cannot live in a "zero risk" world.
Walked a 2-mile round trip to the store today, orders of magnitude more risky than flicking a bit of mold out my jam. And BTW, I have "emphysema light", doctor's words. I'm not exactly a tough guy.
How will you react when faced with real risk? I've saved my own life twice, arguably three times. Will you curl into a ball? "NOAWW! The jam might blind me!"
Having some science education, I choose not to live in fear.
what is it with you people. you make figures up in your head and spit them out like facts.
you are so sure of yourselves that you're willing to take a risk for a pointless reward.
I bet you're the kind of guy with tattoos all up and down your greasy arms to show how "tuff" you are. you probably drive a shitty dodge ram with a hemi in it and "roll coal on the libtards" with truck nuts on it.
I'm almost positive you refused to wear a mask during covid just because you "ain't scared of no covid".
I have risked my life jellyroll. I didn't risk my life for something stupid or for myself. I risked my life to save my family in a house fire. I risked my life to pull a person out of a burning car. I risked my life to stop a shit ass pitbull from attacking some kid.
that's what a reward is you walnut. a risk taken that is equal to the reward.
go act tough somewhere else while you suck down methanol you moldy jelly bitch.
Comments saying contact the manufacturer, the state health services...
Or chill, remove the mold, smell, taste, if everything seems good eat it. Inform the store.
Actually this can be risky. Mold might be cut from hard foods because it usually doesn't penetrate too deep, if not too overgrown. Soft foods tend to have "tendrils" all over that are often not visible to the naked eye.
Though how risky is it in reality? Eg for bread, if visible mold means there's also invisible mold, wouldn't that imply that there's a period with just invisible mold that goes unnoticed and eaten? We're constantly inhaling and consuming mold spores anyways, so is this more of a "I know it's there and thus deem it icky" or "if it's soft and has mold, toss it all, and hope that you don't get unlucky and eat mold you couldn't see in the first place"?
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Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 126 pts · 290d
With that untouched surface, you might be able to get a replacement if you still have the receipt. Depends on the store and if you're polite about it. (You could probably do it by being rude, but I'd hate you.)
Psythik@lemmy.world · 121 pts · 290d
You could probably get a replacement even if the jar is completely empty. I used to work customer service in a grocery store. One time a guy returned an empty wine bottle. I gave him a full refund. Why? Because the company steals from their employees every single day. I'm just evening the playing field a bit. Just don't be an asshole, and you'll probably get what you want.
papalonian@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 290d
Yup yup yup. Former service employee. You yell in my face and complain to my boss, I'll give you the bare minimum of what you'll consider as "what you want" for you to shut the hell up. Come up and level with me, treat me like a person that you are asking for help, I'm gonna do literally everything I can to get you what you're asking for and more.
Scubus@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 290d
Hmm, i dunno, when people start yelling at me suddenly everything techy stops functioning oddly. Its not my fault the conputer mysteriously rebooted. I also cant be blamed that the wifi is down, so we only accept cash. But also I cant accept $100 bills. Also in order to accept any denomination above a 5 i have to use a counterfeit pen. Oh no! Our pen is gone, oof. Oh dang, you dont have 75$ in ones? Thats a real shame, mate. Also due to an issue with our security system were closing early today, in about 30 seconds.
Someone called in to corporate to falsely complain about me, so the next time they came in i told them they were banned. They complained to corporate about that too, so when corporate came to check on us. They proceeded to offer us a free rug cleaning service, but other than that had nothing to say. Im not sure if its just my current job or what, but I have a startling amount of power to completely shut down peoples ability to utilize my store. So be nice to workers, you never know how difficult they can make things for you. Also yknow just dont be a dick
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 51 pts · 290d
I went to Tesco (a large (perhaps too large ((brackets)) grocery retailer in the UK) a while back with some raspberries that hadn't even lasted until I got home before going mouldy.
Literally, all I wanted to do was show the customer service desk lass the issue, show them my receipt, get a replacement, and fuck off to make the interaction as easy as possible for them.
An honest appraisal of what the problem was; some witty banter; and a general understanding of the "don't be a dickhead" principle to frontline staff meant that she kept hold of me for ten minutes, noted down details and times and whatnot, and it ended up with a £10 apology gift card in the post - which in turn purchased a rather nice bottle of wine.
Where I'm going with this: I cannot fathom how people cannot be polite about issues like this. I've never understood how being a wanker to someone whose job it is to sort issues out somehow nets you a better end result. Perhaps the best advice I'm going to give my kids is to spend six months or a year of their teenage starts to their careers in an inbound call centre in a field they're interested in - yes the job can grind you down and yes the pay sucks, but the basic life skills and soft people skills it teaches you is fucking invaluable.
tl;dr: solid advice, ask nicely, don't be a twat, and you'll probably end up with a net result better than you started.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 290d
“Ask nicely and don’t be a twat” sounds like an awesome t-shirt.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 290d
I saw a guy yell at an airport employee who kept telling him that she couldn't legally let him on the plane because the cabin door was already shut. He kept at it until a supervisor showed up, contacted the pilot, and let him in. I get where the guy was coming from (because he loudly proclaimed that he was missing a connecting flight through no fault of his own) but it was still weird to see him get something by being angry which he probably couldn't have gotten by being nice.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 290d
I'm unlucky enough to be in junior management... and that sounds to me like the manager or supervisor has the breaking strength of a melted fucking KitKat.
Sure, they've made a problem go away, but they've emboldened the arsehole to pull this stunt in the future, and it has done untold damage to the self esteem and mental health of the poor airport spud who was doing their job just fine.
From a personal perspective: if I was a passenger on that plane and we were delayed because some arsepiece threw a hissy fit at the gate, I'd be fuming that the airline caved too.
It's gash. Fuck that guy, but fuck that supervisor too. They literally had the grounds to fuck that guy right off and enjoy every second of it, but they buckled and became part of the problem.
LePoisson@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 290d
He could have politely asked for the supervisor to start vs being a belligerent asshole until one showed up. Alternate take though, if he was nice and asked for a supervisor to start and the person told him no and they wouldn't get a supervisor - well that's when you have to actually be the asshole and make enough of a scene one shows up.
That's like ... Very unlikely though, most people will get you their higher up person if it's necessary to help and you're being nice.
I hate when you have to be the jerk to get what you need but sometimes you just have to.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 290d
I'm most surprised an airport allowed that behavior!
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 290d
arin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 289d
Damn, average person is pretty shit.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 289d
And this is why i do my best to be the least imposing on workers at stores. I even will fix a stray cart
village604@adultswim.fan · 12 pts · 289d
You'll probably get a lot more by contacting the manufacturer. It's not uncommon for them to give a bunch of free stuff.
Plus, it alerts them to a potential production/QA issue so they can address it.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 289d
Sent them an email.
melroy@kbin.melroy.org · 4 pts · 290d
Yeah 100%
e0qdk@reddthat.com · 57 pts · 290d
Call the manufacturer -- if it's commercially produced, there's usually a number on the jar somewhere. I've done that when I bought cereal that had a badly sealed bag inside and got sent coupons worth more than the cost of the item for taking the trouble to report it.
Fermion@mander.xyz · 30 pts · 290d
Normally I wouldn't bother on something that is pretty cheap, but if one failed to seal, they really need to sample the batch and see if a recall is necessary. Botulism is no joke.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 289d
It was properly sealed, the little button was down, and it made a pop sound when I opened it.
Fermion@mander.xyz · 12 pts · 289d
That almost seems worse because it implies the contamination happened in the canning facility and not as the result of improper shipping/handling. I hope you report it to the manufacturer.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 289d
I plan to.
pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 39 pts · 290d
I got one of those once, I contacted the grocery and manufacturer with the receipt. Grocery store promptly replaced it, while the manufacturer sent me a box full of random goodies and an apology letter
SpacePanda@mander.xyz · 25 pts · 290d
My grandfather complained to a company about broken pretzels in his pretzel bag and they sent him a case of pretzels and not one was broken.
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 290d
Some stores will even double your money back.
pigup@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 289d
Thank the mold for saving your life, could have had botulism too
bobzer@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 289d
A proper jam recipe is generally too acidic for botulism.
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 290d
I bought chicken salad, ate some, and realized that there was no chicken in it and returned it.
"Your chicken salad is just 'salad'."
They apologized and refunded it.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 pts · 290d
My partner got a chicken salad from a local co-op we love, but into a chicken piece, and it was pink and shiny on the inside. They brought it back and showed a clerk who was MORTIFIED. My partner wasn’t mad or anything, just a little worried about getting sick (which didn’t happen, thankfully!) and the co-op immediately took all of their chicken salad packs and threw them away. We didn’t even ask for a refund but we got a refund anyway.
Glytch@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 290d
Sounds like they know how to keep customers. Seeing that would make me trust them a lot more
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 289d
Oh absolutely! We’ve since moved away and occasionally we make the trek back over there, because that place is awesome. I miss being able to get their hot bar all the time. Their tofu pad Thai is siiiiiiick
Honytawk@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 290d
Or avoid lawsuits.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 289d
Good luck proving what made you sick, though. A foodborne illness can sometimes take days before you develop symptoms. At that time, you might think it was that sketchy chicken salad that made you sick, and you might be right...but it could also be any number of other things that you ate before you got sick.
fubarx@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 290d
I was told by a food research lab you could scoop off the top layer (oxygenated) and consume the rest of jams and sauces.
I'm not sure I believe them. They were growing large quantities of insects in a smelly, dank room for protein.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 289d
This is true, but I wouldn't do it when the jam is very liquid. And if your jam starts to mold fast, it means it doesn't contain extra chemicals to keep it good as well as much less sugar. So it's better if it molds faster. Just keep it in the fridge and eat it fast. Many store bought factory jams can stay good for over a year after being opened. Imagine what it takes to keep it from molding.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 289d
No chemicals are necessary, home made jam can last for ages too. More sugar is better, for the jam, as a preservative. Not for oneself but like just eat less jam
LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe · 11 pts · 289d
So you're saying you like jam without any chemicals?
Is your favourite flavour vacuum, neutron star, or black hole?
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 289d
Solar wind is a decent flavour, though much better if it's ions sourced from 1000km below the sun's surface. They say they are the same ions as just one km below the surface, but I can tell the difference between 1km and 1kkm (or 1Mm if you will) jam as soon as those ions start striping the electrons from my tongue (at which point I spit it out because it has become chemicals).
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 289d
I make figs jam without sugar. It's much healthier but won't last that long. Tastes amazing!
synapse1278@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
I've done this with jam without issues for may years, my parents taught me. It's fine.
Krudler@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
No. Look I don't care how many other commenters are agreeing with you, it's wrong. The tendrils go deep and just because you can't see them doesn't mean they're not there and not a toxic surprise waiting for you.
INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 289d
Just snort the mold off and eat it like a champion
moakley@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 289d
moldly infuriating
Enzyoo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 290d
Extra protein.
voodooattack@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 290d
That’s disgusting.
You should always scrape the visible part off, and keep going until there are no more visible spots. Try not to skim too much of course.
You’ll still get all the extra protein from the mycelia but without the green fruiting bodies. 🤮
frank_exchange_of_views@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 290d
Unless it's really old, just return it.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 290d
I just got it yesterday, so I'll try.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 289d
That's what you get with berries concentrate (a supply-chain thing) and sugar.
But not so with self-made jam. Mold hates acidic environments. The jam rather dries out than getting moldy.
caradenada@feddit.cl · 13 pts · 289d
Not true. My mom's jams get moldy all the time. Maybe not all jams are acidic enough.
Imhotep@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 289d
My moms jams do get moldy though.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 289d
What jam is it? My mom is a farmer and makes all kinds of jam, never saw mold there the last 30 years.
Imhotep@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
All sorts really. She's a farmer also. She gives me a lot and I tend to forget them in the fridge. I can tell you plum jam has mold.
She adds little sugar, maybe that's a reason.
caradenada@feddit.cl · 5 pts · 289d
Maybe your dad properly sterilizes his jars.
Imhotep@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 289d
I know she pasteurizes some foods and sterilizes others, don't know which for jams
Dozzi92@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 289d
The lice hate the powdered sugar.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 290d
any sign that was opened before?
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 31 pts · 290d
well there’s the mold
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 26 pts · 290d
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
expatriado@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 290d
the lid fell off
baltakatei@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 290d
Is that unusual?
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
there's a minimum crew requirement
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 289d
Oh, one, I suppose.
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 289d
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 290d
good point.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 4 pts · 290d
Might have had one of those pop up buttons to show the seal is broken. Ideally a stocker would see it, or the customer when selecting it, but I wonder how many people look that closely.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 290d
I do, also every person I know. It always pop loudly when you open it.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 290d
Please stop opening people to hear them pop.
baltakatei@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 290d
But I just can't stop.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
You must be a pop star!
capuccino@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
they are my soda pop or something
elephantium@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
🎶 My little soda pop!
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 289d
The pop up button was down when I opened it.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 289d
And I presume popped up when opened. Then that suggests contamination prior to sealing, which is a little worse problem than damage during shipping or a bad sealing.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 290d
No. The little button thing was down.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
sad
Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 290d
If its in date you should probably report it to health and safety.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 290d
It was bought yesterday, and the jar was fully sealed.
Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
ya I'd definitely report it to your local health authority. I'm not sure how it works at all but as I mentioned in another comment they can ID what it is and follow up (eg is this a one-off or is there a whole batch that is contaminated?).
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
Do you happen to have the forms required?
Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
no but they can ID what it is, investigate the root cause and monitor this sort of thing.
FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
a wave hit the ship
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 290d
Did you test the button on the lid before opening? I'd wager it was not properly sealed.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 290d
It was properly sealed. The button was down, and it made the satisfying pop when I opened it.
Prime@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 289d
If unopened before this is a sterilisation issue. If opened before, it may be because of dew water from chilling
Hypocrite9554@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 289d
Yesterday's jam!
KeenFlame@feddit.nu · 5 pts · 289d
I- it's not new then. It's old jam. You opened a jar of old jam
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -1 pts · 289d
The jar was sealed properly.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 15 pts · 289d
Freshly opened old jar of jam.
KeenFlame@feddit.nu · 0 pts · 284d
Yes, they sealed old jam
shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
Scoop it out and go on with your day. I'd only toss it if it tastes or smells funky, even a bit. Just tossed a jar of salsa after skimming spots of mold off the top for months, exactly as yours. Not because it was unsafe to eat, it just sucked as salsa and I felt it was getting more and more untrustworthy. Jam is going to be somewhat like honey, too much sugar for anything bad to get a deep hold.
Anyway, none y'all are going to survive another worldwide depression. "Er mer gerd! THROW IT!" Your great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents are laughing at you. I'll be in the woods out back, eating live minnows and fighting the deer over acorns.
vapeloki@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 290d
I'll add on that with some more info:
Milt does not really like sugar. Not as a medium to grow in. So, anything high sugar you can, in fact just scoop it out. But, be aware, the mycelium of molt is toxic. So, anything where molt can grow through, like bread or a European Salsa (we don't have that much sugar in them) throw it out . And if it grows back: THROW IT OUT.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
I'm learning! Define "milt". New one on me.
DeadPixel@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 290d
I grew up with home made jam from my Nan when she was still here, & then my mum. Mould on the top of a jar of jam that had already been open a while was fairly common back then. You’d just scoop it off & go about your day.
However this is shop bought jam, & as long as it was recently purchased, or even if it was sealed & within date but not recently purchased I’d still complain to the shop or manufacturer, as I’d expect better from commercially made produce.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 290d
Yes! I might complain and return it, but it's not the death hazard these comments make it out to be. :)
Strider@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
This is the most sane answer, why does it have 50% downvotes??
shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
People can't figure risk any longer. It's a big world! We can't fault anyone for not understanding it.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 290d
depending on the gelatin used that could make you go blind, lose your hearing, and then kill you.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 290d
I could step out to check my mailbox and get smeared by an inattentive driver. In all seriousness, I'm more afraid of slipping in my shower and breaking my neck. Instant death or living out my life having a nurse dig shit out of my ass? (My niece did that for a living.) Not too worried about a little mold in my jam.
Some y'all's "risk vs. reward" mechanisms are utterly broken. Can't blame ya! We didn't evolve to calculate risk in the modern world.
tl;dr: Take risks. Life is not worth living in fear, not worth calculating infinitesimal odds.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 290d
risk: go blind or death
reward: eat...store bought jam on burnt toast...
not sure if we have the fucked up risk vs reward here champ.
it's all fun and games for some people until you go fucking blind permanently.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 290d
Risk: .0001% chance a bad thing happens.
We're not talking about your cousin's sketchy moonshine here.
Are you afraid to get out of bed? Falling 2.5' imparts more energy to your body than getting shot with a .45ACP bullet.
Seriously, how does one navigate the world calculating every bad thing that could occur? Scooping a speck of mold out of my jam doesn't move the needle on my risk meter. I cannot live in a "zero risk" world.
Walked a 2-mile round trip to the store today, orders of magnitude more risky than flicking a bit of mold out my jam. And BTW, I have "emphysema light", doctor's words. I'm not exactly a tough guy.
How will you react when faced with real risk? I've saved my own life twice, arguably three times. Will you curl into a ball? "NOAWW! The jam might blind me!"
Having some science education, I choose not to live in fear.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 290d
what is it with you people. you make figures up in your head and spit them out like facts.
you are so sure of yourselves that you're willing to take a risk for a pointless reward.
I bet you're the kind of guy with tattoos all up and down your greasy arms to show how "tuff" you are. you probably drive a shitty dodge ram with a hemi in it and "roll coal on the libtards" with truck nuts on it.
I'm almost positive you refused to wear a mask during covid just because you "ain't scared of no covid".
I have risked my life jellyroll. I didn't risk my life for something stupid or for myself. I risked my life to save my family in a house fire. I risked my life to pull a person out of a burning car. I risked my life to stop a shit ass pitbull from attacking some kid.
that's what a reward is you walnut. a risk taken that is equal to the reward.
go act tough somewhere else while you suck down methanol you moldy jelly bitch.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 290d
What brand?
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 289d
Follàin's.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 289d
This is the exact one: https://www.follain.ie/product/nothing-but-fruit-strawberry-jam/
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 289d
Probably was sealed in a hot water bath instead of using a pressure cooker.
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 290d
Your what has mold in it?
WarmSoda@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 289d
Old food do be like that
Imhotep@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 289d
Comments saying contact the manufacturer, the state health services...
Or chill, remove the mold, smell, taste, if everything seems good eat it. Inform the store.
I've googled it just to be sure, and it's safe.
*not a doctor
rollerbang@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 289d
Actually this can be risky. Mold might be cut from hard foods because it usually doesn't penetrate too deep, if not too overgrown. Soft foods tend to have "tendrils" all over that are often not visible to the naked eye.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
Though how risky is it in reality? Eg for bread, if visible mold means there's also invisible mold, wouldn't that imply that there's a period with just invisible mold that goes unnoticed and eaten? We're constantly inhaling and consuming mold spores anyways, so is this more of a "I know it's there and thus deem it icky" or "if it's soft and has mold, toss it all, and hope that you don't get unlucky and eat mold you couldn't see in the first place"?
rollerbang@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 289d
If you see it it implies that there's orders of magnitude larger concentration.
adry@piefed.social · 1 pts · 285d
I always assumed that the toxicity is in the spores, so I second this...