Chilling news: Produce without a use-by date WON'T stay fresh in your fridge for any more than three days
- Good Housekeeping has revealed how long you should keep foods in the fridge
- Eat fish as soon as possible after it's caught to guarantee food safety
- Sausages keep for three days, and bacon will last for one week
It's happened to everyone: you take out something in your fridge, only to discover it's out of date.
It's easy to tell when the food comes in a packet with a use-by date on the top - but what about when it doesn't?
A new chart reveals exactly how long you should be keeping certain fresh foods in the fridge - and when it comes to fish, it's only one day.
New chart shows how long food without a use-by date will really last in the refrigerator
Fish which isn't in a packet will only keep in the fridge for one day, according to Good Housekeeping
Raw joints of meat and poultry should only be in the fridge for two to three days before they're discarded, according to Good Housekeeping.
Fish and shellfish only last one day in the fridge as the magazine says they should be eaten as soon as possible after being caught to guarantee food safety - but smoked salmon will last for up to two weeks.
Meanwhile, sausages last three days but bacon keeps for much longer - a week.
Sliced meat such as sandwich ham only keeps for two days, however.
The guidance applies to non-packaged items only, as Good Housekeeping says you should otherwise follow the use-by date on the packet.
Fish and shellfish only lasts for one day in the fridge but smoked salmon will last for one to two weeks
But the chart usefully indicates how long we should be chilling fresh items without a packet.
Soft fruit also has a short shelf life of just one to two days, but hard or stone fruits such as cherries or avocados can keep in the fridge for between three and seven days.
Salad leaves should be thrown away after a maximum of three days, while green vegetables will keep in the fridge for three to four days, according to the chart.
Meanwhile, milk will last for four to five days, but soft cheese should be used within two to three days after it's been opened.
Hard cheese and eggs will keep much longer - a week in the fridge.
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