Bacon in sealed package, 4 days at room temp

Question

I bought 4 packages of vacuum packed bacon 4 days ago, left them on the counter at room temperature by mistake. I opened them tonight, they smelled fine, color was good, bacon was not slimy. I cooked a piece and ate it, tasted fine. Is this bacon OK to eat? (too late for me...)

Answer 1

Modern bacon is insufficiently cured to preserve it--or perhaps it is more accurate to say that you are not guaranteed that it is sufficiently cured.

You should discard this product.