AboutCarol Schlitt Expertise I can answer questions on home food safety, sanitation, home food preservation and commercial food safety (HACCP).
Experience I am an Extension educator, nutrition, wellness and food safety. I am a certified HACCP manager and a food safety instructor for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Organizations International Association for Food Protection, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Certified CFCS), National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Society for Nutrition Education.
Education/Credentials BS - University of Illinois
MS - Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Question how long is commercially prepared cheesecake (costco) safe to eat. It has been properly refrigerated. Thanks
Answer Hi Carolyn,
Depending upon the preservatives (or lack of preservatives) in commercially prepared cheesecakes, most are considered safe refrigerated up to one week.
I looked on a well known commercial cheesecake website (Eli's) and they recommend refrigerator storage up to 5 days and in the freezer up to 6 months.
I also looked on Costco's website but could not find any storage information for their cheesecakes. But if yours is a Carnegie Deli cheesecake as are shown on the Costco website, the ingredients of the cheesecake lead me to believe that up to 1 week of refrigerator storage should be within the safety window.
