DAIRY & EGGS PRODUCE MEAT & BAKERY FROZEN NON-PERISHABLE NON-PERISHABLE SOY PRODUCTS (Soft Packed) (Hard Packed) Refrigerated Refrigerated Frozen Frozen Frozen Cereal, Crackers, Canned & Jarred within 24 within 24 Dried Pasta, Beans products (Soup, See table At least 80- Accepted up hours of hours of & Rice Condiments, below for 90% of the to 180 days product date product date Vegetables, Fish, date product after product Room temperature Meat) guidelines. usable for an Accepted up Accepted up date Accepted up to 60 YES additional to 180 days to 180 days Room temperature days after product 3-5 days after product after product date Accepted up to 180 after pick-up date date days after product date Damaged or Off odor or Defrosted Non-food Severe Open, punctured, Open, punctured, discoloration grade freezer burn bulging, leaking, or bulging, leaking, or Severe packaging packaging in seriously damaged seriously damaged Mold, freezer burn Seriously contact with Off odor or fungus, damaged Broken or chipped Off odor or NO food discoloration insects, or glass discoloration significant Mold Mold Bloated decay package How many days after the product date can I donate dairy products and eggs? 3 9 23 25 90 Fluid Dairy (Milk, Half and Half, Eggnog, etc) Cream Cheese Eggs Butter Frozen Butter Yogurt, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese Soft Cheese Margarine Frozen Cream Cheese Pasta Salad, Potato Salad, Coleslaw Hard Cheese Frozen Hard Cheese Hummus Shelf Stable Milk Refrigerated Juice, Perishable Beverages Soy Milk
DAIRY & EGGS PRODUCE MEAT & SOY PRODUCTS BAKERY FROZEN NON-PERISHABLE (Soft Packed) NON-PERISHABLE (Hard Packed) YES Refrigerated See table below for date guidelines. Refrigerated At least 80- 90% of the product usable for an additional 3-5 days after pick-up Frozen within 24 hours of product date Accepted up to 180 days after product date Frozen within 24 hours of product date Accepted up to 180 days after product date Frozen Accepted up to 180 days after product date Cereal, Crackers, Dried Pasta, Beans & Rice Room temperature Accepted up to 60 days after product date Canned & Jarred products (Soup, Condiments, Vegetables, Fish, Meat) Room temperature Accepted up to 180 days after product date NO Damaged or packaging Off odor or discoloration Mold Off odor or discoloration Mold, fungus, insects, or significant decay Defrosted Severe freezer burn Off odor or discoloration Bloated package Non-food grade packaging in contact with food Mold Severe freezer burn Seriously damaged Open, punctured, bulging, leaking, or seriously damaged Open, punctured, bulging, leaking, or seriously damaged Broken or chipped glass How many days after the product date can I donate dairy products and eggs? 3 9 23 25 90 Fluid Dairy (Milk, Half and Half, Eggnog, etc) Yogurt, Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese Pasta Salad, Potato Salad, Coleslaw Hummus Refrigerated Juice, Perishable Beverages Soy Milk Cream Cheese Soft Cheese Eggs Butter Margarine Hard Cheese Shelf Stable Milk Frozen Butter Frozen Cream Cheese Frozen Hard Cheese
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