Sheldon wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>>Perfectly safe. If the can itself is covered the food will remain
>>fresh as long as it would in a storage container. I've stuck
>>half-full
>>cans in the fridge (much to my spouse's horror)covered with a plastic
>>baggie. No problem.
>>
>>Mac
>
>
> Highly unsafe practice... leftover tinned food must be removed to a
> non-metalic container.
>
> http://www.nfpa-food.org/content/consumers/faqs.asp
>


No it's not unsafe. The cans are coated on the inside with lacquer.
Some cans (like the ones used for corn) are coated with enamel. If the
lacquer gets scratched, the food may discolor at the site of the scratch
and absorb a little iron -- which is good for you.

If it were unsafe, it would have been unsafe to put the food in the can
in the first place. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.

Bob