Can I Eat Applegate Products After the Date on Package?

We always recommend consuming our products before the expiration date to ensure the product has the flavor and texture we work hard to bring to your table.

The date you see on our packages is the recommended “use by or freeze by” date.

This means that the product should be consumed or frozen by that date. It's important that you adhere to the noted time frame. Really important!

On the other hand ...

The “best by” date on our Pepperoni, Salami, Soppressata, or Prosciutto products only indicates when a product will lose some of its flavor, and is not really an indicator of a food safety problem. So it is possible to eat the products after, but close to the best by date without health risk.

We always recommend consuming our products before the expiration date to ensure the product has the flavor and texture we work hard to bring to your table.

It is generally safe to refreeze a product that has been thawed, but again, we would not recommend this as it could cause the flavor or texture to change.

We discourage local stores from freezing products that are meant to be sold as refrigerated, but you should verify the practices of your specific vendor.

At Applegate, we believe that the best tasting meats are prepared in harmony with nature and without the use of harmful chemical additives or preservatives like nitrites, synthetic growth hormones and antibiotics.

We are committed to (some would say obsessed with) producing the best tasting all natural and organic meat products available anywhere. Our commitment to our customers is “Taste, Truth, and Trust.” We take this commitment very seriously and work hard to deliver the very best products to you.

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