Table 4 - Preserving foods in the freezer
Food Preservation containers Preservation zone Duration
Preservationoffrozen
foods, ice  cubes,  ice 
creams
Original package, well closed
topoffreezer
compartment  
Refer to best before date
Freezing foods: meat
and fish
Original package, well closed.
Food containers resisting to cold temperatures, 
hermetically closed.
Maximumquantitypercontainer:2.5Kg
preferably  at  t he 
bottomofthefreezer
compartment
 
Beef:12months
Pork: 12 months
Mincedpork:6months
Rabbit:6months
Veal:9months
Mutton:9months
Poultry:6months
Fish:6months
Fr e e z i n g  fo od s : 1 s t
courses/pastadishes,
fruit, vegetables, sweets
Food containers resisting to cold temperatures, 
hermetically closed.
Maximumquantitypercontainer:1Kg
central part
freezercompartment
6-12months
Whenstoringfoodinthefreezercompartment,placefoodinpurpose
food grade containers or wrapped in food grade plastic film.