Is it safe to eat soup out of a can that is dented or damaged?

Question

My mom just had a root canal, and she is drugged and zonked out. She can only have soup, jello, or or any other soft foods for a few days.

She wants Chicken Noddle for dinner, but the only can in the house is dented.

I heard this is dangerous and could cause food poisoning. Is this true?

Answer 1

Dented is O.K.

It's when the can bubbles out you have to be worried about  botulism. And that's not very common these days.

Answer 2

Seems like your right. My Dad worked for Del Monte  and cans that were dented were tossed out for that reason.The contents could be spoiled with air getting in.

Answer 3

Thats the general advisory on dented canned products.

Answer 4

As long as it hasn't been opened at all it is probably fine.

When you open it, notice if there is a strange odor, if there is anything unusual about the look of the product, if it makes a loud exploding sound, or the liquid has drained out through a tiny hole.

Those would be the things that would scare me away.

Otherwise, if it's just dented i would use it.

Answer 5

Salutations,

I generally find cans in my house are dented because I dropped them, Yes I am a Klutz! but if I see a Dented or Damaged can in a store, I usually bring it to some ones Attention. though if it just dented, and not rusty or anything you should be alright. Hope your Mom feels better fast! When I have my teeth worked on I always have lots of Raman noodles in the house, this is the one thing I eat without discomfort. Cheers

Answer 6

yes..........

Answer 7

The first post is correct.  I use my dented cans all the time.  

Answer 8

I wouldn't. That's how people get food poisoning.

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Answer 9

as long as not pierced  and use by date has not expired it will be safe to use  

Answer 10

Yes, it is PERFECTLY safe so long as there are no holes in the can,,, chicken noodle soup,,, you would know if there was a hole as most of the liquid would be gone and a fungus would be present inside along with a bad odor.

what you heard is another in a very long line of urban myths as a dent will not affect the interior product