Stale Food definition
Stale Food means food which is no longer fresh and edible with unacceptable sensorial properties like color, flavor and texture. The common signs of stale food are poor smell, discolored patches, hardening or becoming firm to touch. The common signs of deterioration of fresh meat are unpleasant smell, discoloration, loss of firmness or elasticity (meat becoming soft and slimy). Stale fish becomes darker in color and rapidly separates from bones.