"isw" > wrote in message
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> After the sliced bologna or ham or whatever has been in the 'fridge for
> a few days, it can develop a coating that makes the slices stick
> together but feels slippery. Since it washes off your hands (or the
> bologna) easily with cold water, I don't think it can be any sort of
> fatty stuff exuding from the meat. Whatever it is, eating it doesn't
> cause even a twinge of stomach upset.
>
> My suspicion is that it is a bio-film, maybe a coating of something like
> lactobacillus something-or-other.
>
> Anybody know for sure?
>
> Isaac

I think it means that the meat is spoiled. If you are getting meat cut at
the deli, you need to eat it within a day or two.