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A 31-year-old female asked:

I boiled spinach with some garlic and kept it in ziplock bag it hide behind the eggs dish i forget to take it out after two months while deep cleaning the fridge i take it out any risk of botulism toxin in that spinach?

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Dr. George Yanik
Dr. George Yanikanswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Just dispose of it
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Answered Mar 06, 2023
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Dr. Andrew Seibert
Dr. Andrew Seibertanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
There would be a risk of food poisoning if you ate it, but if you just throw it away, there will be no risk to anything else that was in your refrigerator for the usual amount of time. Good luck.
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