Bubbling Salsa Cool to Touch? (Thru plastic container.)

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Left a little plastic togo container of salsa out for a couple days. It started to bubble, also making a gas that poofed out the plastic lid. When I held it to throw it, it wasn’t hot, tho it was bubbling away. Why didn’t it feel hot?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Err.. How old is it? Was it refrigerated?

Bacteria can produce gases without much additional heat, and fast.

In fact, though I’m unsure if it is tomato-product specific, I’ve had that issue with tomato sauces several times.

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