ZUnit Posted June 2, 2024 Report Posted June 2, 2024 I am studying to get my Wild Mushroom Sales Permit. I learned that mushrooms are aerobic and always need to have air flow when stored even if refrigerated. I see mushrooms in stores all the time that are completely sealed in a container with plastic wrap over the top and no holes for air flow. How do grocery stores get away with this? It says specifically not to do this if I pick and sell mushrooms. Maybe I am missing something or a lot of grocery are just selling improperly stored mushrooms. Enlighten me please. Apparently about 80 percent of mushroom poisonings happen because of improper storage or the mushrooms being to old/decaying. Quote
ShrmlvrAir Posted October 5, 2024 Report Posted October 5, 2024 Hey Zunit, I've wondered the same. I've noticed a brand in my local store sells dehydrated shrooms in cardboard boxes, but the fresh are plastic wrapped. I've noticed them"sweating" in the store. I avoid those ones. If I buy any I try to make sure they're dryer then I switch them I to a paper bag and refrigerate. My grocery store honestly doesn't care about the shrooms because the owner thinks they're evil. True story... Quote
JOHNY Posted October 10, 2024 Report Posted October 10, 2024 It is all about selling product fast enough to not worry about storage issues on the shelf. You can sell cello wrap mushrooms one hour after wrapping... no problem. 12 hours...no problem. 24 hours... a few might be getting soft 48 hours...more are getting soft yuck. But if most are sold in the first 24 hours, everything looks and tastes fine. Your store will try to avoid selling decomposing produce. It is part of the grocery store marketing science to have mostly "fresh" marketable produce on the self while they keep dormant produce in the back of store waiting until it is ready for display for sale. Quote
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