Food safety guidelines for refrigeration

How long can you store cooked and raw ingredients in a fridge? Generally, we believe that if the food is refrigerated it is safe to consume it even more than a week later, isn't it? 

Well, false. Food has an expiry date even if it is refrigerated. So how safe is your food? Let's chart out the storage time for the main products stocked in an Indianfridge.

Fresh chicken
Freezer - 9months - 1 year
Fridge - 1 to 2 days

Fresh fish
Fridge - 1 - 2 days

Fresh eggs
Fridge - 3-5 weeks

Non - Veg soups and stews
Fridge - 3-4 days

Milk
Freezer - 1 week
Fridge - 7 days

Yogurt
Freezer - 1-2 months
Fridge - 7 - 14 days

Grapes, peaches, pears, plums
Freezer - 6 months
Fridge - 3-5 days

Lime, lemon, orange
Fridge - 2-5 weeks
Room temperature - 3 days

Papayas
Fridge - 1-3 days

Watermelon
Fridge - 6-8 days

Packaged fruit juice
Fridge - 3 week sealed pack and 7-10 days opened pack

Beetroot, carrots, radishes
Fridge - 2 weeks

Mushrooms
Fridge - 1- 2 days

Capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, chilies, green beans, spinach
Fridge - 1 week

Nuts
Fridge - 1 year

Mayonnaise
Fridge - opened bottle - 2-3 months

Source: Times of India (http://goo.gl/kD3fx)