Safe/Unsafe Food Options

So i've read some conflicting information, how about that?!! Some sources say that hummus is okay to eat (and to do so within two days of opening), and other sources are saying that it's not safe to eat.

What is the general consensus here?

I ate hummus, and also just made sure that I threw it out after a couple of days max.

I think the listeria risk lies with the tahini that is in most brands of hummus, as it is a long life product.

You could always have a go at making your own, which would probably be just as yummy! (And you don't have to add any tahini.)

Thanks ladies, I will continue to eat it!

Also struggling to remember that I must heat up left overs. I'm such a grazer but now I can't just grab a few mouthfuls of something from fridge without effort lol.

Yeah, I read that source in my bounty book.

I read in a few places not to eat it so I haven't. Anything that 'might' be unsafe, I have stayed away from. I figure it's only 9 months out of my life so I'd rather be safe than sorry. Each to their own tho If I was to eat it, I would eat it as soon as it was opened. Wouldn't eat it the next day for example.

I'll eat it but only freshly opened & within expiry date.

You have to do what you are comfortable with though-no point eating it & then worrying about it for days afterwards.

Mina, I would cook it thoroughly first and then probably not eat anymore of it as left overs.

I talked to mw about things yesterday, so i'm feeling more confident now.

NZFSA say (I'm sounding like a parrot here!) that store-bought mayo should be stored in the fridge once opened, but seem to think it's fine. Since they don't specify, I'd imagine off the shelf is fine (it's heat-treated, I'm confident it would be).

It's odd, though, I have SO gone off mayo. I was sceptical about the bottle in the fridge (wasn't sure how long it had been open) so bought myself a new one - one try and I was gagging, it was dreadful. I hope I get my mayo-liking taste buds back post preggy!

For mayo its basically only unsafe if the egg in it is unheat treated, so homemade stuff or maybe overseas mayo, as far as i know NZ law says the stuff in a store has to have the egg heat treated so they are safe.