Expiration Dates - Good to KNOW......

Find out when common food, drinks, & household items expire. Item Refrigerated Frozen Eggs 4 to 5 weeks Fish 1 to 2 days 4 to 6 months Ground Meat 1 to 2 days 3 to 4 months Poultry 1 to 2 days 12 months Steak 3 to 5 days 6 to 8 months Canned Tuna 1 year Canned Tuna (opened) 3 to 4 days Item Refrigerated Cheddar 3 to 6 months Cottage Cheese 2 weeks Grated Parmesan 12 months Swiss Cheese 3 to 6 months Processed American 8 months Chocolate Bar 1 year Marshmallows (opened) 40 weeks Marshmallows (unopened) 3 months Item Shelf Life Crackers 3 to 6 months Plain Bread 2 weeks Oatmeal 12 months Instant Cereal 2 to 3 months Pasta 24 months White Rice 24 months Brown Rice 6 months Item Shelf Life Bananas 3 to 6 days Apples 6 months Onions 2 weeks Potatoes 4 weeks Maraschino Cherries 3 to 4 years Green Olives (jarred & unopened) 3 years Green Olives (jarred & opened) 3 months Pickles (unopened) 18 months Pickles (opened) n/a (do not eat if slippery or soft) Item Refrigerated Yellow Mustard 6 to 8 months Ketchup 24 months Mayonnaise 3 to 4 months Jams & Jellies 18 months Salad Dressings 3 months Brown Sugar 4 months Honey never expires Maple Syrup 1 year Olive Oil 2 years from manufacture date Steak Sauce 33 months (color affected but still safe to eat) Tabasco Sauce 5 years Soy Sauce (Bottled) 2 years Soy Sauce (opened) 3 months (taste changes but still safe to eat) Vinegar 42 months Worcestershire Sauce 2 years (5 to 10 years if unopened) Item Ground Coffee (unopened) 2 years Ground Coffee (opened) 1 month, refrigerated Gourmet Coffee beans 3 weeks Gourmet Coffee ground 1 week if sealed Instant Coffee (unopened) 2 years Instant Coffee (opened) 1 month Unopened Soda (plastic bottle) 3 months (from 'best by' date) Opened Soda (plastic bottle) doesn't spoil (but taste is affected) Unopened Juice Bottle 8 months from production date Opened Juice Bottle 7 to 10 days Wine (unopened) 3 years from vintage date Wine (opened) 1 week refrigerated and corked Fine Wine 20 to 100 years Item Bar Soap 18 to 36 months Bath Gel ( Body Wash ) 3 years Bath Oil 1 year Body Bleaches (unopened) 2 years Body Bleaches (used) 6 months Body Lotion 3 years Eye Cream (unopened) 3 years Eye Cream (opened) 1 year Face Lotion 3 years Face Lotion with SPF check the expiration date Item Aerosol Air Freshener 2 years Antifreeze (premixed) 1 to 5 years Antifreeze (concentrate) never expires Alkaline Batteries 7 years Lithium Batteries 10 years Bleach 3 to 6 months Dish Detergent (liquid or powder) 1 year Fire Extinguisher 12 years Fire Extinguisher (rechargeable) service/replace every 6 years Metal Polish 3 years Miracle Gro 3 to 8 years Miracle Gro (water-soluble) never expires Motor Oil 2 to 5 years Motor Oil (opened) 3 months Mr. Clean 2 years Paint (unopened) about 10 years Paint (opened) 2 to 5 years Spray Paint 2 to 3 years Windex 2 years Wood Polish 2 years Foundation (water-based)