tomato and mascerprone sauce went off 3 days ago!! It tasted fine but now I'm wondering if I am going to be ill? Commercially prepared products carry expiry date to indicate to the consumer that before the date, the product should maintain its quality.  This is not to say that the product is no good or represent a health hazard once that date went by.  If the product has not be temperature abused during that time, it is unlikely that you will be sick.  Usually a tomato based product is acid and molds will most likely be the microorganism that would spoil the sauce. I'm making a veal roast stuffed with portobello mushrooms, ground pork, goat cheese, parmesan cheese, potato bread, fontina cheese, and sundried tomatoes (stuffing is cooked on stovetop with a bit of butter)This is for Christmas day and I was wondering if it's safe to stuff and roll it on Dec. 24th, refrigerate it overnight and roast on the 25th. Thank you so much for your help. A.N. No it is not safe to stuff your veal roast the day before cooking it. Stuffing is a high risk food. If it is cooked on the stovetop, it can be made the 24th and refrigerated. If not, refrigerate the wet and dry ingredients separately until ready to combine and stuff the roast just before cooking. I cooked spaghetti sauce and left it on the counter in an electric frying pan for 6 hrs, refrigerated it. Then I reheated