Not safe to buy MRE's most were stored in hot garage (ingredients, peanut butter)

[mr bolo]

I heard MRE's dont last as long if stored in temp over 80 degrees? instead of 3 years they might only last a year

thats why I dont like to buy MRE's you never know where they were stored before you buy them

most people probably dont store them inside the house, more likely in the garage where the temperatures get over 80 - 100 degrees

[Jkgourmet]

MOST people don't buy MRE's so hiw they might have been stored is a non issue.

[Threestep2]

Do not get your hopes up. They do not go bad. What temperatures are they exposed to on locations where they are actually being eaten not hoarded?

[ABQConvict]

If they are no good over 80 degrees I suppose they havent been used in Iraq. Or anywhere outside the arctic.

[Missy2U]

The information you heard is totally wrong. You can find out a lot of ACCURATE info about shelf life, etc. on MRE's by doing a Google search.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Threestep

Do not get your hopes up. They do not go bad. What temperatures are they exposed to on locations where they are actually being eaten not hoarded?

Trust me (or don't), they eventually go bad. Flaky peanut butter anyone? It takes a long time, though.

[Ottawa2011]

MREs tend to contain dehydrated stuff... that stuff won't go bad any faster just because it's being stored in a house experiencing an 80+F heat wave. So I'm doubtful that it would shorten the shelf life. That stuff is really designed to last 10+ years.

[Labonte18]

The official government standards are that they must last 3.5 years at 80 degrees.. 9 months at 100 degrees and short durations of temperatures from -60 to 120 degrees.

That's at a minimum..

Most of them last far beyond that. And MREs contain very little that is dehydrated. I haven't had one in years.. I do remember the 'chili' was absolutely horrible. But some weren't bad at all.

They're not meant to last a long time.. They're meant to provide nutrition and be portable.

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by Ottawa2011

MREs tend to contain dehydrated stuff...

I've never seen an MRE with dehydrated ingredients. If an MRE had dehydrated ingredients it wouldn't be a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE).

[mr bolo]

Originally Posted by Labonte18

The official government standards are that they must last 3.5 years at 80 degrees.. 9 months at 100 degrees and short durations of temperatures from -60 to 120 degrees.

That's at a minimum..

Most of them last far beyond that. And MREs contain very little that is dehydrated. I haven't had one in years.. I do remember the 'chili' was absolutely horrible. But some weren't bad at all.

They're not meant to last a long time.. They're meant to provide nutrition and be portable.

thats what Im talking about, if stored in a garage this time of year it can get well over 100 degrees shortening the lifespan of the food [less than a year]