When good food goes bad:

‘More than 90% of Americans take leftovers home from a restaurant at least occasionally and 32% take home leftovers on a regular basis. However, when it comes to proper leftover storage and reheating temperatures, or determining if food is still edible, consumers “are playing a guessing game,” according to a new survey conducted by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the ConAgra Foods Foundation.

Among other findings, the “ADA/ConAgra Foods Home Food Safety” survey reports that (69%) of Americans are eating at restaurants at least once a week and about 57% are ordering take-out. Yet, barely 6% label and date restaurant leftovers to help them know when to throw foods out. Considering that food may spoil long before it looks, smells or tastes bad, 48% of respondents admit to relying on their senses to determine whether or not to consume leftovers, according to the survey.’ Brandweek [via Spike]