Frequently asked questions about nitrate and nitrite.
Not recommended.
Leftovers should be stored in shallow containers and refrigerated or frozen within two hours of cooking. Remove the stuffing and carve the extra turkey meat from the bones. Use cooked turkey and stuffing within 3-4 days and gravy in 1-2 days. Cooked turkey keeps for 3-4 months in the freezer. When using leftovers, reheat the foods thoroughly to 165 °F or until hot and steaming; bring gravy to a boil before serving.
Once opened the product is good for 4-5 days in the fridge.
Bread will stay fresh in its packaging at room temperature for several days. It’s best if you keep it in a cool place during hot and humid weather since mould can grow quickly in these conditions.
Yes, it can be kept up to 6 months if frozen before the best before date on the package.
When stored in the freezer (-18ºC or 0°F) and sealed, whole birds can be kept up to 12 months, pieces for 6 months and ground for 3 months.
Yes, however the product should be used within 3 days of opening.
On the counter until the best before date or in the freezer for up to two months. Bread stored in the fridge tends to go stale faster.
Since Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Bacon is fully cooked and immediately sealed for freshness, it can be stored unopened, at room temperature (below 29۫C/85۫F), refrigerated or frozen. Always store in refrigerator after opening the package.
Olivieri® sauces can easily be stored in the freezer for up to six months, except for cream sauces which should be used within three months.
Use deli meats within 4 days, preferably 2-3 days after opening; even if this date is different than the best-before date.
Yes. We recommend slipping a sheet of wax paper between each tortilla to prevent them from sticking together.
Always check for and follow the "best before" date and storage instructions on the label. Generally, sealed, prepacked fresh pork cuts can be kept in the refrigerator 2 to 4 days; sealed ground pork will keep in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days. If you do plan on keeping the raw, fresh pork longer than 2 to 3 days before cooking it, store it well-wrapped in the freezer.
Up to 2 months if well wrapped.
The wheat and flour we use in our fresh bakery products is sourced from Canada.
The packaging may be defective or damaged please contact our Consumer Affairs hotline (1-800-268-3708) so that they can investigate your situation further.
This product performs best if stored in the refrigerator and used before the best before date indicated on the packaging. However, the product can be frozen before the best before date on the package.
Yes, it can be frozen for 2 months.
Generally, fresh cuts of pork, like roasts, chops and tenderloin can be kept well-wrapped in the freezer (-18 °C or 0°F) up to 6 months. Well-wrapped ground pork can be kept for about 3 months in the freezer.
Store fruit cake at room temperature if you plan to keep it up to a few months. Longer term, wrap it tightly and store in the refrigerator (it will easily keep for more than a year). We do not recommend that you freeze fruit cake as it could dry out.
Yes, however this product performs best if stored in the refrigerator and used before the best before date indicated on the packaging.
Once the pouch has been opened, refrigerate and use within 14 days.
Since Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Bacon is fully cooked and immediately sealed for freshness, it can be stored unopened, at room temperature (below 29۫C/85۫F), refrigerated or frozen.
Fresh Sure® is a special, airtight package that seals in the freshness, so your Prime chicken will stay fresher, longer. All the goodness and great taste you have come to expect from Maple Leaf Prime Naturally® chicken – made even better.
Yes, it can be frozen before the best before date on the package.
Since Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Bacon is fully cooked and immediately sealed for freshness, it can be stored unopened, at room temperature (below 29°C/85°F), refrigerated or frozen.
Since Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Bacon is fully cooked and immediately sealed for freshness, it can be stored unopened, at room temperature (below 29°C/85°F), refrigerated or frozen. Always store in refrigerator after opening the package
Yes, it can be frozen by the best before date on the package.
Product can be frozen before the best before date on package. Typically cooked meat can be kept for 2-3 months in the freezer.
A best before date (BBD) is only required by law on all food products with a shelf life of less than 90 days. Products with a shelf life of over 90 days will most likely have a production code. A production code would be typically found on shelf stable or frozen products. Production code formats may vary between products, plants and/or manufacturing lines. To locate the production code, look for any series of numbers or letters on the outside package. They can take on many different forms, such as ink jetted, stickered, embossed, etc. Some products may carry both a best before date and a production code. The following chart outlines how to read different formats of production codes on various products we produce:
Most products with a shelf life of over 90 days will have a production code which may be difficult for you to decipher. The production code will indicate the date that the product was produced. This date is always represented as a Julian Code which is the number of days since the first day of the calendar year. For example: Julian Code 156 would represent June 5th, as that is the 156th day of the calendar year. The following chart outlines how to read different formats of production codes on various products we produce:
