Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How many days can freshly cooked food and food opened from tin [ ie tuna] be kept safely and usable in fridge after placing it in fridge?thanks
A doctor has provided 1 answer
About 2-3 days: You can sometimes go up to 5 days. Dry foods and foods high in sugar, vinegar, or alcohol can last much longer. The colder your fridge is set, the longer food will last. If you want to extend the time more, you can also try vacuum sealing the food, then put it in the fridge, that should give you an extra couple of days also. It's all about making the bacteria that spoils food grow slower.
Answered 9/28/2016
5.4k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
I accidentally ate a really small, tiny piece of tin foil with the food I cooked in the oven, will it be digested okay?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I sliced my finger open on a tin of dog food, the wound is 1cm deep and .5cm long, it bled for over an hour. Later I began shaking and passed out,dr?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Does consuming refrigerated food items including curry/dishes cause any skin allergic reaction?What is the max no.Of days a dish can be kept in fridge
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How long can food remain safe to eat, while being outside fridge ie; while taking a lunch box for long journeys / or work; ect?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
It's okay to use a plastic bag to keep cut of food in the fridge right?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Can you get food poisoning from an unopened can of tuna in the fridge?
Can over night food cause a person to gain weight than if cooked and eaten then or does putting some in the fridge to eat another day is bad for you?
Will putting hot food in a fridge next to cooked spinach reheat the spinach and thus make the spinach carcinogenic?
Ate a small amount of ribs that were thawed in fridge for a week and then cooked today. Will i get food poisoning?
After wiping the ready made food that I bought from The grocery store ,I wiped it and its all edges with deetol wipes and put it in the fridge . 5 minutes later I saw my husband trying to open it with his mouth ?.What are his chances of getting covid?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
