Pam, You should be fine. I order 2 bags of Zym's Lab Adult food and that lasts about 3 months. I have never noticed any problems at the end of the batch. Vince. ======================================== Message Received: Oct 20 2014, 09:28 PM From: "J Kimbell" To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: dog food storage question If its a zip lock bag then it should be fine. No idea how long you can keep them for when opened just not ever thought about it but 3 months should be fine. Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" To: Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 5:35 PM Subject: [guidedogchat] dog food storage question hi everyone. i'm just wondering if any of u know how long a bag of food keeps for once it's been opened if it's kept in it's original bag which is a zip lock bag.does it depend on what food it is? this food i'm talking about is select gold from maxi zoo. it's the only food my pet dog will eat. a bag lasts 3 months but just wondered if this might b too long? it's not the cheapest food either so don't want to end up throwing a lot of it away after a few weeks. thanks for any help. pamSent from my iPhone -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2425.1.1/5035 - Release Date: 05/31/12 06:34:00