When Your Food Goes Out Of Date, Here’s How Long It Stays Safe To Eat

Processed meat is anything that has preserved by curing, smoking, salting or adding chemicals to it. Such foodstuffs include bacon, hot dogs, ham and sausage meat. These will last a few weeks in the fridge and should be consumed within seven days of opening. Unprocessed meat, meanwhile, will only up to about five days and should be cooked soon after it’s opened.