Why does deli meat go bad in a couple days at home but surely must last a lot longer at the store?

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Why does deli meat go bad in a couple days at home but surely must last a lot longer at the store?

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Answer 1

Deli meat lasts much longer than a few days at my house.

But anything cut into slices has the potential to spoil faster than the original chunk of meat thats cooked and sterile on the inside. Depends on the preservatives in meat and how clean the deli slicer was