How long is canned tuna edible?
Commercially canned and pouched food may be safely stored for several years as long as the container is not bulged, damaged or leaking in any manner. A concern with prolonged periods of storage is that the product begins to lose some if its palatability. We recommend that stocks of canned or pouched goods be rotated in your normal food supply so that none is stored much longer than a year prior to consumption.
Commercially canned tuna may be safely stored for several years as long as the cans are not bulged, leaking, or otherwise damaged and the seams are intact. (If these conditions are present, the product should of course, not be consumed.) Palatability, however, may be affected over prolonged time periods, especially under adverse storage conditions. For example, the palatability of product stored at high temperatures will be adversely affected during a shorter time frame than product stored at moderate or cool temperatures. It is recommended, therefore, that canned tuna inventories be rotated every one to two years to assure the best quality. It is not considered advisable to freeze tuna in unopened cans. However, once cans are opened, any unused contents should be immediately refrigerated and utilized within one to two days. Opened product can also be frozen in plastic bags or other containers suitable for freezing.
A. Canned and pouched tuna may be safely stored for several years (no longer than 4 for cans and 3 for pouches) as long as the container is not bulged, damaged, leaking or has been stored in normal conditions. However, generally speaking, the longer the product has been stored, the less fresh it may taste. • Q.
