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How long is it safe to eat frozen meat and seafood? – Telemundo New York (47)

COVID-19 exacerbated food insecurity among the most vulnerable families, who are forced to conserve certain products to supply the supply over the weeks.

But some families are likely discarding food that is still fit for consumption after weeks of freezing.

It is common to preserve meats and seafood in the freezer for short-term consumption, as a way to organize food more effectively, but surely you wonder how long that piece of salmon can stay in the bottom of the freezer or if that chicken frozen for weeks is still consumable.

You will be surprised to know that meat and seafood, as well as other products such as eggs and sausages, can be eaten after months of freezing. Some meats can even be eaten within a year of preservation.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that the main thing is to wrap the meat with plastic wrap to avoid contact with other products and surfaces and write the freezing date there.

BEEF, LAMB, PORK, BEEF AND SAUSAGES

Bacon: 1-2 months

Fresh sausages: 2-3 months

Veal (fillets): 6-12 months

Pig: 8-12 months

Cooked ham: 1-2 months

Minced, cubed or laminated meat: 3-4 months

Lamb: 6-9 months

Smoked meat, sausage: 1-2 months

Hot dog sausages: 1-2 months

Giblets (liver, heart): 3-4 months

Cooked meat in sauce: 4 months

Cooked meat without sauce: 2-3 months

Cooked meat, chopped and vacuum packed: 1 month

CHICKEN OR TURKEY

Raw whole poultry: 10-12 months

Raw chunky poultry: 6-9 months

Poultry meat cooked in sauce: 6 months

Cooked poultry without sauce: 1-3 months

EGGS:

In shell: do not freeze

Yolks and whites: 12 months

Liquid Pasteurized Eggs, Egg Substitutes: 12 months if container not opened.

FISH AND SEAFOOD

Shelled oysters: 2-4 months

Clams without shell: 3 months

Cooked crab: 1 month

Prawns: 2-4 months

Mussels without shell: 3 months

Fatty fish (salmon, trout): 2 months

Lean fish (sole): 6 months

Zamburiñas: 3 months

Cold smoked fish: 2 months

Fresh fish: 3-8 months

For more information about freezing and refrigeration of food, click here.

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