How long does Chinese food last in the fridge?

Answer 1

I believe the standard is three days How long can leftover meat and poultry be stored before it must be discarded?

According to section 3-501.18 of the FDA Food Code, ready-to-eat food should be kept for no more than 7 days at 41°F or 4 days at 45°F. If a dish is prepared from a leftover potentially hazardous ingredient, then the dish containing the leftover ingredient can be held for the remaining time of the leftover ingredient. For example, if cooked chicken has been stored at 41°F for two days and is then used to prepare chicken salad, any leftover chicken salad is good for 5 more days. Of course, you may want to check with your local health department since their requirements may be different.

Answer 2

If you keep it in the cardboard containers that the Chinese restaurants give you about 4 days, if placed in Tupperware containers then 7-10 days.

For best quality, leftover Chinese Restaurant food should be eaten the next day. Reheat thoroughly before serving to kill any vegetative pathogenic microorganisms that might have started to grow.

Answer 3

All potentially hazardous foods, which would include leftover Chinese food, should not be unrefrigerated for more than 2 hours. Less time is better. After that, it should be reheated or refrigerated.

Answer 4

It's not the ethnicity of the food, but the individual ingredients. A general rule for most cooked foods is within about 2 hours, but some foods, such as chicken, should really just be chilled ASAP if they are not about to be eaten.

Answer 5

0 Days. Dont trust the Chinese. Shouldn't have eaten it in the first place. Get to a hospital now.

Answer 6

The best website with guidelines for food durability is www.allfoods.org. This website contains nutritional information about all kinds of food items.