According to the production process of the mooncake, the packaging material is generally well sealed and the production environment is strict in these two cases of production of the mooncake, the shelf life is long, the mooncake expired in the buffer time in about a month, this mooncake expired in a certain period of time or can be eaten.
If some handmade mooncakes or ready-made mooncakes, without adding any preservatives and food additives, etc., it is easy to be contaminated by bacteria and lead to the deterioration of the short shelf life, buffer time is not long, expired or not recommended for consumption.
There is a possibility that eating expired mooncakes is of no consequence and will not cause discomfort. According to the individual's physical condition, the amount of food and the length of time the moon cake expired to judge, moderate consumption of short expiration time, generally speaking, there is no problem, for people with better physical condition will not have an impact.
There is also a possibility that it will cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and other adverse symptoms, which may have been consumed by the spoiled moon cakes, or their own body is not very good, this situation, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor's medication will be safer.
Different brands of mooncakes have different shelf lives, but no mooncakes can have a shelf life of half a year, due to the mooncakes contain a lot of sugar, oil and water, it is easy to be contaminated by bacteria and lead to deterioration, so the general shelf life of the longest is 90 days, the shortest is only about 2-3 days. If you can save a long time to consider whether it is added preservatives or other food additives, this moon cake is not conducive to health, it is not recommended to eat.