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Refrgerator
Fish
Fatty Fish (mackerel,
trout, salmon)
Lean Fish (cod, flounder,
etc)
Frozen or Breaded
Shellfish
Shrimp (uncooked)
Crab
Cooked Fish or Shellfish
1-2 Days
2-3Months
1-2 Days
6Months
n/a
3Months
Keep in original wrapper and store in coldest part of refrigerator. Pack-
age in vapor-prod
and moisture proof wrap for freezer. Freeze at 0°R
Thaw in refrigerator or Check date code. Freeze in original packaging.
1-2 Days
12 Months
3-5 Days
10 Months
Freeze package in vapor and moisture@rod
container.
2-3 Days
3 Months
MEAT
Fresh,
Uncooked
Chops
Ground
Roast
Bacon
Sausage
Steak
Poultry
Lunch meat
Cooked
Meat
Poultry
Ham
2-4 Days
6-12 Months
1 Day
3-4 Months
2-4 Days
6-12 Months
1-2 Weeks
1-2 Months
1-2 Days
1-2 Months
2-4 Days
6-9 Months
1 Day
12 Months
3-5 Days
I Month
Check date code for use. Store in coldest part of refrigerator in original
packaging. Use additional moisture and vapor@rod container for freez-
ing. Recommended
refrigerator temperature 33°F to 36°F and freezer
temperature 0°F to 2°F
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. Place package in moisture and vapor-prod
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 preparation,
6th ed. Prentice-Hall,
Inc. Englewood
(}lifts, NJ. Hillers, _N.
1993. Stop
ing foods at home. Washington
State
University Cooperative
Extension,
Pullman, WA. Publ. EB 1205.
National
Restaurant
Association.
2001.
Be cooPchill
out! Refrigerate
promptly.
National
Restaurant
Association
Education
Foundationl/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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