How To Telll If a Dented Can Is Safe

It's not unusal to find dented cans on a supermarket shelf. Usually, the store's staff will remove badly dented cans, but how do you know that a dented can is safe to use. This article has some advice and a link to a guide that can help you.

Now if you want to get really technical about dented cans, let’s roll up our sleeves: Not all dents are created equal. Side dents with no large edges or creases? Probably not a risk. Side dent over a seam? Risky. Bottom dent on a can with no bottom seam? Not risky. Bottom dent on a can with dual top and bottom seams? Risky. You can take a look at what I’m talking about with this handy visual guide to can denting (really) from Colorado’s Weld County Department Of Public Health & Environment. Even after all those photos and denting dissection, the agency ultimately urges caution: “When in doubt, throw it out!”