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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
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Keep the time between buying
chilled food and placing it in your
fridge as short as possible. Tests
showed that the temperature of 1
litre of orange juice rose to 22°C in
an hour between the supermarket
and home. It then took 11 hours to
get down to 7°C in the refrigerator.
• Keep the refrigerator door closed
as much as possible.
• Do not push food together too
much, try to allow air to circulate
around each item.
• Cool cooked food as quickly as
possible but do NOT place in the
refrigerator until cool. (Leave food
in a place as cool as possible in
order that it can then be placed in
the refrigerator as soon as
possible).
• Do NOT mix raw and cooked
meat, they must be in separate
containers. Take care not to let the
meat juices drip onto other food. If
the meat does drip, remove
everything and clean thoroughly.
• Do not store food uncovered.
• Remove suspect food from your
refrigerator and clean (refer to
“Maintenance and Cleaning).
• Never allow spillages to dry and
harden.
• Store eggs in the egg rack provided
in the refrigerator door. Discard any
broken or chipped eggs.
• Regularly check the refrigerator
door seal to ensure that it is clean
and free from debris.
• Always wash your hands with
soapy water and dry them with a
clean towel before handling food.
• Keep work surfaces clean and
avoid cross contamination by not
using the same work surface or
knife, without washing them
thoroughly in between.
