In response, Bolthouse Farms said the people may have failed to properly refrigerate the products.

While frozen caviar can have a shelf life of up to two years, fresh caviar begins to deteriorate within a week if not properly refrigerated.

If you've neglected to properly refrigerate something, it's usually best to throw it out.

When properly refrigerated, Cougar Gold is claimed to last indefinitely in the can.

For example, pasteurized milk can remain fresh for five days after its sell-by date if it is refrigerated properly.

Accordingly, it should be eaten on the day of capture, unless properly refrigerated or cured.

Keep in mind, too, that vegetables can lose as much as 50 percent of their vitamin C before cooking if they are not kept properly refrigerated.

But produce managers often confuse the unfamiliar apples with cheaper kinds, and some of the antique varieties become mealy if not properly refrigerated.

When these fish are not refrigerated properly, bacteria can metabolize naturally occurring histamines in these fish to produce scombrotoxin.

People will be urged to avoid raw or undercooked eggs and to keep all eggs and egg products properly refrigerated.