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If you've got grub that's on the verge of going off or that you're certain you won't polish off before its sell-by date, the freezer becomes your best mate as it'll keep your food fresher for much longer.

However, plenty of us are aware that even frozen fare comes with a specific 'use by' or 'best before' date.

So exactly how long does food genuinely remain fresh in the freezer?

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This was precisely what one bloke was keen to discover, as he turned to social media to question whether the out-of-date frozen food item his mum was encouraging him to eat was actually safe to tuck into.

At the start of the clip, the man was spotted opening his mum's fridge after being instructed to consume

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