{"id":1053,"date":"2024-04-05T09:47:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andyh53.sg-host.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:15:39","slug":"food-safety-top-tips-2-can-i-freeze-food-past-the-use-by-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesaferfoodgroup.com\/knowledge\/food-safety-top-tips-2-can-i-freeze-food-past-the-use-by-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Top Tips #2: Can I freeze food past the use by date?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With rising food costs and threats of supply issues, we\u2019re all becoming increasingly aware of food waste. So making best use of your freezer makes good sense.<\/p>\n<p>But what are the rules on freezing food? What are the deadlines you must stick to in order to keep food safe?<\/p>\n<p>Freezing food prolongs its use by pausing the effects of harmful bacteria \u2013 most bacteria cannot be destroyed by the freezing process. Use-by dates indicate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesaferfoodgroup.com\/food-safety-courses.php\">food safety<\/a>; a product that has passed its use-by date could already be unsafe to eat so you cannot freeze food after the use-by date has passed.<\/p>\n<p>When freezing foods, use information on the product label to work out how long it can be frozen. Defrost in the fridge, then cook thoroughly using safe times and temps and eat within 24 hours. Have a look at our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesaferfoodgroup.com\/food-hygiene-level-2-versions.php\">\u00a0Level 2 Food Hygiene course<\/a>\u00a0for more info about the rules for cooking safely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With rising food costs and threats of supply issues, we\u2019re all becoming increasingly aware of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-safety"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Food Safety Top Tips #2: Can I freeze food past the use by date? - The Safer Food Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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