I have pretty good insurance by most standards, but a trip to the ER or emergency room for a serious case of food poisoning would be pretty hard to handle. Coup

I have pretty good insurance by most standards, but a trip to the ER or emergency room for a serious case of food poisoning would be pretty hard to handle. Couple that with often having some important event coming up (project deadline, travel, social event, etc). So to that end, I throw out when in doubt. Yes, I feel particularly bad wasting food, but there are significant financial and social costs I have to pay for getting it wrong. And honestly knowing that I'm risking those things actually makes eating the food less enjoyable. It's important to keep in mind that people are making similar rational decisions when deciding to sniff or toss.