Room temperature yogurt

[r4pt0r]

I work on third shift. So after my shift ended I did some shopping. When I got home I put the milk in the fridge, and the rest of the bags on the table, and went to bed. It was a long night and I was particularly tired...

So my 8pack of yogurt was at room temperature for like 9 hours. It was "Yoplait" if that matters. I just now threw it in the fridge.

Is it still good? if so for how long?

[LordFerret]

If it was sitting out in the hot sun, I'd question it. Being unopened at room temperature, it should be fine. I've eaten far worse lol.

[gooddog15]

It's better than accidentally eating a yogurt that 3 months past it's due date.....

[Starwhip]

I don't even eat yogurt.

Should be relatively fine, though.

[EdFred]

Eat the yogurt, but take an extra change of clothes with you to work just in case.

[KerbMav]

The beauty with dairy products is, they are one of those kinds of food that let you know fairly well if they are no longer feeling well themselves.

If it does not smell or taste out of the ordinary, packed foods are quite resilient - I reckon you live in a country that pasteurizes dairy products though.

Problem might be that food gets packed with strong aromas and stuff, so you might be unable to detect if it got foul.

[Camacha]

The beauty with dairy products is, they are one of those kinds of food that let you know fairly well if they are no longer feeling well themselves.

Most foods communicate perfectly well how they are doing. People just do not trust their own judgement any more, while in most cases it is fairly obvious. Bread gets fuzzy when it is going. Dairy has some very obvious issues when it has gone past eating and even then it typically is just disgusting, but not unsafe. The same goes for vegetables, which goes limp and icky before becoming dangerous.

The one thing that can easily be dangerous is meat, but even that usually screams at you that it has gone bad. If the look or smell does not alert you, the first bite often will. We have gotten these wonderful instruments to sample stuff before we ingest them, so we should use them What you say is true; strong spices and things like that can mess detection up, but using your common sense will get you a long way.

[lajoswinkler]

It should be ok if it wasn't opened. Try to eat it as soon as possible. Why wasting perfectly fine yoghurt?

[Superfluous J]

Actually considering yogurt is live bacteria (EW! I know! It's almost as if all bacteria isn't bad for you!), as long as the dairy products it was feeding on didn't go bad (and 8 hours at room temp isn't the end of the world for modern dairy products) then there's a chance that you actually made your yogurt MORE healthy.

[r4pt0r]

-snip-....there's a chance that you actually made your yogurt MORE healthy.

Well I'm having one now with my post-work breakfast, so if I gain superpowers, thanks guys.

[Janos1986]

Should be fine, but I wouldn't let it sit around another day if I were you.