Frozen food received thawed

[mosreef]

I just received $100 worth of frozen food packed in 2 separate mini coolers with no cold pack in either cooler. The food was completely liquid, but still somewhat cold. Should I toss it?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

NO as long as it's still cold.

I think even on the directions those say they can be refrozen. Hikari do. Many people will buy frozen, thaw it, mix with others and refreeze.

 

[mosreef]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[CoralNerd]

That's something that should be tossed. Seafood goes bad quickly imo.

 

[JGT]

Individually sealed cubes, still cold. Think it’s fine.

 

[vtecintegra]

I would request refund. Should have been packed with dry ice and frozen solid upon receipt.

 

[cdnco2004]

I get those from Petco as well. I have had them arrive thawed twice. I refroze and fed as normal. Never been a issue.

Can't beet the prices on those 6 packs.

 

[cdnco2004]

I would request refund. Should have been packed with dry ice and frozen solid upon receipt.

Sometimes they don't put in enough dry ice. Mine arrived like that twice. The first time I got a refund the second I did not bother. They were still good.

 

[mosreef]

Sometimes they don't put in enough dry ice. Mine arrived like that twice. The first time I got a refund the second I did not bother. They were still good.

They put in zero ice or dry ice - not even a cold pack. Not sure what they were thinking.

 

[mosreef]

That's something that should be tossed. Seafood goes bad quickly imo.

Yes I wondered about that. Still debating about it. I opened one up & it doesn't smell bad... but maybe stupid to be cheap and risk the lives of 2k worth of fishies...

Plus then the issue of nutritional degradation every time food is frozen & then thawed, and frozen again, then thawed.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Fish eat all sorts of decomposing crap in the ocean.

I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[cdnco2004]

It's fine

 

[Opus]

One of the well known frozen food only manufacturers used to be vocal on here that the nutrition in the food starts to break down when unthawed and at a rapid pace. Not sure any proof was ever provided but they used to post that in every thread that discussed thawed food. They always recommended feeding their food as soon as you got it unfrozen and not let it sit around.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Just like when you go shopping in a heatwave, your frozen chicken wings and prawns are thawing out in the back of your 40+degree car. It could be just me but easier to store in freezer.. half defrosted chicken wings (they move around more freely in bag)
Anyway, your fish food should be fine to refreeze, as long as it was not heated up or cooked, I'm sure the polystyrene box it came with did an adequate job of keeping cool (these work both ways for hot and cold as long as securely sealed)
Just my thoughts

 

[Idoc]

Open one and see if it smells spoiled. Seafood smells terrible quickly if it is spoiled...you'll know it.