What are some food storage guidelines?

PRODUCT		STORAGE PERIOD
		In Refrigerator 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Celsius)	In Freezer 0 F (-18 C)
Fresh Meat: Beef: Ground Steaks and roasts		1-2 days 3-5 days	3-4 months 6-12 months
Pork: Chops Ground Roasts		3-5 days 1-2 days 3-5 days	4-6 months 3-4 months 4-6 months
Cured meats: Lunch meat Sausage		3-5 days 1-2 days	1-2 months 1-2 months
Gravy		1-2 days	2-3 months
Fish: lean (such as cod, flounder, haddock) fatty (such as blue, perch, salmon)		1-2 days 1-2 days	up to 6 months 2-3 months
Chicken: whole parts giblets		1-2 days 1-2 days 1-2 days	12 months 9 months 3-4 months
Dairy Products: Swiss, brick, processed cheese Milk Ice cream, ice milk		3-4 weeks 5 days -	* 1 month 2-4 months
Eggs: fresh in shell hard-boiled		3 weeks 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) 00-2244