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

Question

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

When it’s in a whole form, it doesn’t get exposed to all the things once it’s handled and cut. There’s bacteria on the surfaces, in the air, from the deli worker breathing on it. They’re also cutting loads of stuff and the organic matter stays on the slicer and that has bacteria doing its thing on there too.