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The shelf life of cold-smoked salmon is very short, one to two weeks in the refrigerator and about one month in the freezer. Storage time is another critical factor in the proliferation of Listeria bacteria since it can grow at low temperatures.
In most cases, you should eat the cooked, fresh salmon by the date printed on the package. If there was no date on the package, this article about the shelf life of foods explains that the leftovers should be consumed within three to five days. If your cooked salmon is left over from a dinner out, you should eat it within two days . Before you eat the leftovers, give them a sniff. Your nose will tell you if something is off. If there is a milky, slimy or whitish substance on the outside of the fish, toss it out.