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Still Practicing Food Safety and Handling in Cold Weather
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Published by
Haley McAdams
Still Practicing Food Safety and
Handling in Cold Weather
The forecast this winter: Extreme cold weather ahead.
The food-andbeverage industry has been duly served warning and rightly is prepping
for the cold snap.
Among the major...
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Still Practicing Food Safety and
Handling in Cold Weather
The forecast this winter: Extreme cold weather ahead.
The food-andbeverage industry has been duly served warning and rightly is prepping
for the cold snap.
Among the major concerns of restaurants and other
food establishments are food safety handling storage, food safety
management, and food safety processing.
Of particular worry this winter is outage.
The Centers for Diseases and
Control recommends the following guidelines if the power is out for
over two (2) hours:
1.
Be aware that a half-full freezer will hold food safely for up to 24
hours, a full freezer will hold food safely for 48 hours.
To conserve
the cold in the freezer, refrain from opening the freezer door
unnecessarily.
2.
Nest in ice in cooler consumables such as milk and other dairy
products, meat, fish, eggs, gravy, and spoilable leftovers.
3.
Check food temperature (using a food thermometer) before food
is cooked or served.
Throw away any food that ha
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