Fish
Fatty Fish (mack-
erel, trout,
salmon)
1-2 Days
2-3 Months
Lean Fish (cod,
flounder,
etc)
1-2 Days
6 Months
Frozen
or Breaded
na
3 Months
Keep in original
wrapper
and store in coldest
part of
refrigerator.
Package
in vapor-proof
and moisture
proof
wrap
for freezer.
Freeze
at 0°F (or -18°C ). Thaw
in refrigerator
or check
date code.
Freeze in original
packaging.
Shellfish
Shrimp
(uncooked)
1-2 Days
2 Months
Crab
3-5 Days
10 Months
To freeze,
package
in vapor-proof
and moisture-proof
container.
Cooked
Fish or
Shellfish
2-3 Days
3 Months
MEAT
Fresh, Uncooked
Chops
Ground
Roast
Bacon
Sausage
Steak
Poultry
Lunch
meat
Cooked
Meat
Poultry
Ham
2-4 Days
1 Day
2-4 Days
1-2 Weeks
1-2 Days
2-4 Days
1 Day
3-5 Days
6-12 Months
3-4 Months
6-12 Months
1-2 Months
1-2 Months
6-9 Months
12 Months
Month
2-3 Days
2-3 Months
2-3 Days
4-5 Months
1-2 weeks
1-2 Months
Check date
code for use. Store in coldest
part of
refrigerator
in original
packaging.
Package
in moisture-
proof
and vapor-proof
container
for freezing.
Recom-
mended
refrigerator
temperature
33°F to 36°F (or 1°C
to 2°C ) and freezer
temperature
O°F to 2°F (or -18°C
to -16°C )
Check date
code for use. Store in coldest
part of
refrigerator
in original
packaging.
Package
in moisture-
proof
a nd vapor-proof
container
for freezing.
Sources:
American
Meat
Institute
Foundation.
1994. Yellow
pages: answers
to predictable
questions
consumers
ask about
meat and poultry.
American
Meat Institute
Food Marketing
Institute.
1999. The food
keeper.
Food
Marketing
Institute,
Washington,
D.C. Freeland-Graves,
J.H. and G.C. Peckham.
1996. Foundations
of food
prepa ration,
6th ed. Prentice-
Hall, Inc. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ. Hillers, kLN. 1993. Storing
foods
at home.
Washington
State
University
Cooperative
Extension,
Pullman,
WA. Publ.
EB 1205.
National
Restaurant
Association.
2001. Be cool-chill
out[ Refrigerate
promptly.
National
Restaurant
Association
Education
Foundation_/4s
International
Food Safety
Council,
Washington,
D.C. USDA. 1997. Basics for handling
food
safely.
U.S. Department
of Agriculture,
Food Safety
and Inspection
Service, Washington,
D.C.
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