{"id":16087,"date":"2016-05-19T15:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/?page_id=16087"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T15:13:58","slug":"text","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4306e\/text\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision Tree (Text Version)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When deciding if canned food is safe to eat, ask the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Is the can dented?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: <a href=\"#dented\">Go to Yes, the can is dented<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: Continue on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a id=\"leaking\"><\/a>Is it leaking?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: Toss it out!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: Continue on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Does it have rust?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: Go to <a href=\"#rust\">Yes, it has rust.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: Continue on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a id=\"swollen\"><\/a>Is it swollen?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: Go to <a href=\"#yes-swollen\">Yes, it is swollen<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: Continue on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a id=\"frozen\"><\/a>Was it frozen?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: Go to <a href=\"#yes-frozen\">Yes, it was frozen.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: The food in the can is safe to eat!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"dented\"><\/a><strong>Yes, the can is dented.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How dented?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small dent: Go to <a href=\"#low-acid\">Is it a low-acid food?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharp dent: Toss it!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a id=\"low-acid\"><\/a>Is it low-acid food<a href=\"#examples\">*<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Yes: Toss it out!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No: Go to <a href=\"#leaking\">Is it leaking?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a id=\"rust\"><\/a>Yes, it has rust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only on the surface. 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