Does a dent in a can mean you can no longer eat the vegetables in it?

1. A small dent in a tin of vegetables or beans is impossible evil, you can safely eat the vegetables. With large dents you can use the tin better throw it away. Substances such as tin may have gotten into the vegetables because the protective layer in the tin is broken. You are also more likely to get food poisoning.

Tin

1. Today, cans are provided with a plastic layer on the inside. This ensures that substances such as tin cannot enter the product from the can. For light dents or dents, this layer remains intact. The layer can only be used with very damaged cans damaged, resulting in damage to the product. Although tin is not very toxic, a high dose can irritate the stomach. That is why a maximum tin content has been set in the EU for canned foods. If the inner lining of a can has not been damaged by a dent, and otherwise it looks normal, then a dent is not a problem.

When should you throw a can away?

1. Besides tin, there are other reasons why it is better not to eat vegetables from a very damaged tin. If a can is dented or otherwise damaged, oxygen and germs may have entered and spoiled the contents. You can then get food poisoning. It is better to throw the can away in the following cases: If the dent is on a seam or an edge If the tin is exceptionally convex If there is rust on it that you cannot wipe away If the content looks or smells strange