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Officially, the FDA conservatively says that fresh poultry (Chicken or turkey) when refrigerated is good for 1 or 2 days after the sell by date. Nine months when frozen. These short but safe time limits will help keep refrigerated food 40Â° F (4Â° C) from spoiling or becoming dangerous.
It's not just a matter of if the chicken 'is still good or not'. Fresh chicken tastes better, is more appealing, and better for you then 3-4 day old chicken. If it's nice fresh chicken it might last 5 days, but I still don't see the point. If the chicken seems so-so and has a sell date 5 days from now that's worrisome to me.