Tag: Reheating ham

Commercially prepared honey baked hams from federally inspected plants are fully cooked and safe to eat right out of the package. However, the safety of your ham depends heavily on proper handling and storage after you purchase it, with risks like listeria contamination possible from improper refrigeration.

According to the USDA, fully cooked, packaged ham is ready to eat straight from the package. However, understanding the proper handling, storage, and reheating procedures is essential to ensure that fully cooked hams are safe to eat, even after the package has been opened.