Food Allergies Treatment

Question by Brian: How can you tell if milk is bad without a sense of smell and allergic to it?
My son is 4. I give him milk and chocolate milk, but I have no sense of smell and I have extreme lactose allergy. How can I tell if it is bad so I don’t give it to my son. I have been dumping it down the sink 3 days before it expired to be safe, but that is expensive. I am a single father.
I do only buy half gallons at a time, he just doesnt drink alot of it quickly.

Best answer:

Answer by Ian
Chances are if it tastes bad he won’t drink it. Without tasting it, smelling it or culturing what is in the milk the only thing you can do is visually inspect it and have the child taste it.

I have had milk stay good in the fridge for up to a week after the expiration. It really just depends on how long it stays in/out of the fridge.

Have you tried purchasing half gallons of milk?

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