Food frozen for a long time
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Food frozen for a long time
Basically, I have a lot of food that's been in my freezer for a very long time now...since about June of 2005. It is mostly pasta and chicken, there are a few loaves of bread too. Is it still safe to eat food that has been frozen this long? I would have no problem throwing it out, but I'd rather not if I don't have to. It is a lot of food. Enough to feed me for weeks probably.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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If the bags are not vacuum packed (in original package or ziploc), you need to throw it away.
from the FDA website
from the FDA website
PRODUCT STORAGE PERIOD
DAYS =In Refrigerator
MONTHS=In Freezer
40 degrees Fahrenheit 0 F (-18 C)
(5 degrees Celsius)
Fresh Meat:
Beef: Ground 1-2 days 3-4 months
Steaks and roasts 3-5 days 6-12 months
Pork: Chops 3-5 days 4-6 months
Ground 1-2 days 3-4 months
Roasts 3-5 days 4-6 months
Cured meats:
Lunch meat 3-5 days 1-2 months
Sausage 1-2 days 1-2 months
Gravy 1-2 days 2-3 months
Fish:
lean ( cod, flounder, haddock) 1-2 days up to 6 months
fatty ( blue, perch, salmon) 1-2 days 2-3 months
Chicken: whole 1-2 days 12 months
parts 1-2 days 9 months
giblets 1-2 days 3-4 months
Dairy Products:
Swiss, brick, processed cheese3-4 weeks *
Milk 5 days 1 month
Ice cream, ice milk - 2-4 months
Eggs: fresh in shell 3 weeks -
hard-boiled 1 week -
* Cheese can be frozen, but freezing will affect the texture and taste.
(Sources: Food Marketing Institute for fish and dairy products, USDA for all other foods.)
Publication No. (FDA) 03-1300
DAYS =In Refrigerator
MONTHS=In Freezer
40 degrees Fahrenheit 0 F (-18 C)
(5 degrees Celsius)
Fresh Meat:
Beef: Ground 1-2 days 3-4 months
Steaks and roasts 3-5 days 6-12 months
Pork: Chops 3-5 days 4-6 months
Ground 1-2 days 3-4 months
Roasts 3-5 days 4-6 months
Cured meats:
Lunch meat 3-5 days 1-2 months
Sausage 1-2 days 1-2 months
Gravy 1-2 days 2-3 months
Fish:
lean ( cod, flounder, haddock) 1-2 days up to 6 months
fatty ( blue, perch, salmon) 1-2 days 2-3 months
Chicken: whole 1-2 days 12 months
parts 1-2 days 9 months
giblets 1-2 days 3-4 months
Dairy Products:
Swiss, brick, processed cheese3-4 weeks *
Milk 5 days 1 month
Ice cream, ice milk - 2-4 months
Eggs: fresh in shell 3 weeks -
hard-boiled 1 week -
* Cheese can be frozen, but freezing will affect the texture and taste.
(Sources: Food Marketing Institute for fish and dairy products, USDA for all other foods.)
Publication No. (FDA) 03-1300
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