Safety Issues

Product	Refrigerator (40 °F)	Freezer (0 °F)
Egg
Fresh,	in shell 3 to 5 weeks	Do not freeze
Raw yolks & whites	2 to 4 days	1 year
Hard cooked	1 week	Does not freeze well
Liquid pasteurized eggs, egg substitutes opened unopened	3 days 10 days	Does not freeze well 1 year
Mayonnaise Commercial, refrigerate after opening	2 months	Do not freeze
Frozen Dinners & Entrees Keep frozen until ready to heat	----	3 to 4 months
Deli & Vacuum-Packed Products
Egg, chicken, ham, tuna, & macaroni salads Store-prepared (or homemade)	3 to 5 days	Does not freeze well
Hot dogs & Luncheon Meats
Hot dogs opened package unopened package Luncheon meats opened package unopened package	1 week 2 weeks 3 to 5 days 2 weeks	1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months
Bacon & Sausage
Bacon	7 days	1 month
Sausage, raw --from chicken, turkey, pork, beef	1 to 2 days	1 to 2 months
Smoked breakfast links, patties	7 days	1 to 2 months
Hard sausage --pepperoni, jerky sticks	2 to 3 weeks	1 to 2 months
Summer sausage --labeled "Keep Refrigerated" opened unopened	3 weeks 3 months	1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months
Ham, Corned Beef
Corned beef, in pouch with pickling juices	5 to 7 days	Drained, 1 month
Ham, canned --labeled "Keep Refrigerated" opened unopened	3 to 5 days 1 to 2 months	6 to 9 months Do not freeze
Ham, fully cooked vacuum sealed at plant, undated, unopened	2 weeks	1 to 2 months
Ham, fully cooked vacuum sealed at plant, dated, unopened	"Use-By" date on package	1 to 2 months
Ham, fully cooked whole half slices	7 days 3 to 5 days 3 to 4 days	1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months 1 to 2 months
Hamburger, Ground & Stew Meat
Hamburger & stew meat	1 to 2 days	3 to 4 months
Ground turkey, veal, pork, lamb, & mixtures of them	1 to 2 days	3 to 4 months
Fresh Beef, Veal, Lamb, Pork
Steaks	3 to 5 days	6 to 12 months
Chops	3 to 5 days	4 to 6 months
Roasts	3 to 5 days	4 to 12 months
Variety meats --tongue, liver, heart, kidneys, chitterlings	1 to 2 days	3 to 4 months
Pre-stuffed, uncooked pork chops, lamb chops, or chicken breasts stuffed with dressing	1 day	Does not freeze well.
Soups & Stews Vegetable or meat added	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 months
Cooked Meat Leftovers
Cooked meat & meat casseroles	3 to 4 days	2 to 3 months
Gravy & meat broth	1 to 2 days	2 to 3 months
Fresh Poultry
Chicken or turkey whole	1 to 2 days	1 year
Chicken or turkey pieces	1 to 2 days	9 months
Giblets	1 to 2 days	3 to 4 months
Cooked Poultry Leftovers
Fried chicken	3 to 4 days	4 months
Cooked poultry casseroles	3 to 4 days	4 to 6 months
Pieces, plain	3 to 4 days	4 months
Pieces covered with broth, gravy	1 to 2 days	6 months
Chicken nuggets, patties	1 to 2 days	1 to 3 months
Pizza cooked	3 to 4 days	1 to 2 months
Stuffing cooked	3 to 4 days	1 month