First officer on MD80 discovers mold on the yogurt in his crew meal.

Attributes
ACN	669278
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zan.artcc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	669278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

First officer opened his yogurt served to him with breakfast; it had copious mold. He then checked the expiration date -- it was sep/sat/05. We should not be a clearing house for expired food products. This checking of expiration dates should be a catering function.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO ON MD80 DISCOVERS MOLD ON THE YOGURT IN HIS CREW MEAL.

Narrative: FO OPENED HIS YOGURT SERVED TO HIM WITH BREAKFAST; IT HAD COPIOUS MOLD. HE THEN CHKED THE EXPIRATION DATE -- IT WAS SEP/SAT/05. WE SHOULD NOT BE A CLEARING HOUSE FOR EXPIRED FOOD PRODUCTS. THIS CHKING OF EXPIRATION DATES SHOULD BE A CATERING FUNCTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.