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Your House Could Be Making You Sick
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  January 01, 2006
Clean out freezer
In Your Freezer

How often do you clean out your freezer? Dr. Tierno says you can keep something in your freezer for six months but no longer than a year.

Everything should be sealed appropriately—vacuum sealed if possible—to prevent freezer burn. When cooking meat, make sure it is cooked thoroughly at a high temperature to kill off any micro-organisms.
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