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Hey, everybody, it's Marielle.
All right, I've got a scenario for you.
You just got home.
It's dinner time.
Your hunger started creeping up an hour ago, and now it's entering hanger territory and you're still not sure what you're gonna make for dinner.
You open the fridge and, oh, right, there's that lasagna I made the other day.
When did I make that lasagna?
Was it Monday?
Tuesday?
Probably still good, right?
You open the Tupperware.
Smells okay.
It's probably safe to eat.
Francine Shaw is a food safety expert and she's going to burst our bubble here a little bit.
You cannot see or smell some of these bacteria or taste all the bacteria that's going to make you sick or kill you.
Francine runs a food safety company, wrote a food safety book and co hosts a food safety podcast called are you ready for this?