Pork — Meat — Fresh — FoodKeeper Storage Reference

USDA storage reference for Pork (12 source variants).

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Meat — Fresh. Source version 128, modified September 6, 2018. The figures below reproduce the original record without estimating missing values.

loin roast, bone-in

Pork,loin roast,bone-in,roast,bone,loin

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 60

loin roast, boneless

Pork,loin,boneless,loin roast,roast

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 61

loin chops, bone-in

Pork,loin chops,bone-in,chops,bone,loin

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 63

loin chops, boneless

Pork,loin,boneless,loin chops,chops

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 64

crown roast - small

Pork,roast,crown,crown roast - small,small,crown roast

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 65

crown roast - large

Pork,roast,crown,crown roast - large,large,crown roast

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 66

tenderloin

Pork,tenderloin

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 67

tenderloin medallions or loin cubes

Pork,tenderloin,tenderloin medallions,loin cubes,medallion,loin cube,loin,medallions,cube,cubes

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 69

ribs

Pork,ribs,rib

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 72

ground

Pork,ground

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	1–2 days
Freezer — from purchase	3–4 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 73

shoulder

Pork,shoulder

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 74

loin, cubes

Pork,loin,cubes,cube

Storage condition	Published guidance
Refrigerator — from purchase	3–5 days
Freezer — from purchase	4–12 months

USDA FoodKeeper record 75

Important: FoodKeeper supplies general storage guidance, not a promise that food is safe until a calculated date. The actual temperature, handling, packaging use-by dates and possible recalls may override any interval. Freezer periods generally concern best quality.

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