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How to Tell if Beef is Spoiled. Keep yourself and others safe by learning how to tell if
beef is spoiled. You will need Beef and observation skills. Step 1. Inspect the raw piece of beef.
Beef that has spoiled will have a change of color and will have faded or darkened. Fresh
meat is purplish in color and will change to a cherry red color when exposed to oxygen.
Grey, green, or brown coloring may indicate spoiled beef. The color of beef is also influenced
by the age, species, sex, and diet of the animal. Meat from an older animal and exercised
muscles may be darker. Step 2. Smell the beef. Spoiled beef has an off-odor. It may have
an ammonia or sulfur smell. Step 3. Touch the beef. Spoiled beef feels tacky to the
touch. Step 4. Inspect cooked beef. Spoiled cooked beef will be sticky or slimy and have
an unpleasant odor. Step 5. Do not consume spoiled beef; discard it and order in instead!
Did you know The introduction of cattle cars and refrigerated cars on the railroad made
distribution of beef possible.