Keeping food fresh

[mrsbrown]

I'm looking for information about how long stuff can stay out of the fridge without spoiling.

Does anyone know a better source than this? http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Keeping_Food_Safe_During_an_Emergency/index.asp

I don't agree that eggs that have been out of the fridge (>40degrees F or 4degrees C) for more than 2 hours should be discarded, but do people have anything better as a guideline?

Comments

[sjkasabi]

I believe the current Victorian Government advice is that you should treat eggs pretty much exactly like meat. For SAFETY'S sake. http://hnb.dhs.vic.gov.au/web/pubaff/medrel.nsf/0/0deffc771144ae07ca2574fa001daf4b?OpenDocument&Click=

I have to say, this does not accord with my personal experience. It would be interesting to chase up the evidence base and find out exactly what levels of risk they are really talking about.