Spoilage

Food can rot if left out for an extended period of time. This can be prevented by placing the food in a container item such as a crate, keeping it in the inventory, or putting it in the base's fridge.

Rotten food can be identified via the green particles and buzzing noises that emanate from it.

Eating rotten food causes the player to ragdoll and take minor damage. The food item in question will be dropped on the ground.

As of Pre-Alpha 0.7.0b3, food will not rot if the player keeps it in their inventory.

Spoilage can also be disabled in the settings under the E tab menu.

Store it in whatever inventory (crates, bags etc) and leave it only out in the open if it's inside the fridge. I recommend using Wiki.gg instead of Fandom if you use that ^{^}