Here's the relevant part of the log:
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(000000):e6kh:[T]{07D60603} | There is pine mire here and you take a closer look at this area.
(143270):e6kh:
- {07D50603} | Using: TRACKING
(000000):e6kh:[Y]{07D50603} | You notice here very fresh bear tracks leading to north.
(143270):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | You see a wooden mug here.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the wooden mug.
(AB5700):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | Use this command also to unpack your pack animal or pick items from your companion.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the paw-board fox trap.
(AB5700):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | Use this command also to unpack your pack animal or pick items from your companion.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the handaxe.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the paw-board fox trap.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the 5 spoiled smoked hazel grouse cuts.
(AB5700):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | Use this command also to unpack your pack animal or pick items from your companion.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You pick up the 5 spoiled smoked bear cuts.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You drop the 5 spoiled smoked hazel grouse cuts.
(3C5A98):e6kh:[:]{07D50602} | You drop the 5 spoiled smoked bear cuts.
(143270):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | You are about discard some items for ever.
(000000):e6kh:[T]{07D50602} | These items here can be discarded:
(575757):e6kh:[_]{07D50602} | You are about to discard 5 spoiled smoked hazel grouse cuts.
(147870):e6kh:[?]{07D50602} | Discard?
(575757):e6kh:[_]{07D50602} | You are about to discard 5 spoiled smoked bear cuts.
(147870):e6kh:[?]{07D50602} | Discard?
(143270):e6kh:
- {07D50602} | As you couldn't recycle these items they are now discarded forever.
(A80000):e6kh:[!]{07D50602} | There is nothing here to pick up.
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Apart from a bugged case where everything on a raft went from good to spoiled over night (literally) and some things were morphed into others a fair while back, I haven't had either smoked or dried food go bad. I store everything not needed (such as on a trip) in a cellar. In at least some cases new smoked/dried meat stacks with items already in the cellar (that were older than the latest smoking drying batch, as it can take a number of days from start to finish of setting it up, and thus the corresponding time to collect it).