FOOD SAFETY

FOOD SAFETY Target: I will be able to identify the steps necessary to take for food safety.

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Food Safety: General guidelines for the use and consumption of food to aid you in staying healthy. • Choose canned and packaged foods

without dents, cracks, rust, holes, bulges, or tears.

• Don’t buy frozen food that aren’t frozen solid

• Check expiration dates

Expiration Dates: the date after which a product should not be sold because of an expected decline in quality.

Sell by Date: The last acceptable date a store can have the product on their shelves. • Helps stores ensure that the food

purchased still have a long shelf life after consumers buy them.

Use by Date: The date the manufacturer deems the product reaches peak freshness. • It's not a date to indicate spoilage, nor

does it necessarily signal that the food is no longer safe to eat.

I will be able to identify the steps necessary to take for food safety.

Food Safety in the Kitchen:• Keep refrigerator temperature between

35-45 degrees Fahrenheit and freezer below 0.

• Always wash your hands with hot, soapy water for at least 20 seconds before preparing food

• Keep raw meat, chicken and fish juices from contacting other foods (knifes, cutting boards, sponges, towels, etc).

• Wash hands, cooking utensils, and surfaces after contact with raw eggs and raw meat

• If you have an open cut or sore, cover it with a band-aid or gloves

• Thaw frozen food in the microwave or refrigerator; never at room temperature

• Cook eggs until the white is firm• Do not placed cooked food on an

unwashed plate where raw food was before

• Do not let foods sit at room temperature for more than 2 hours

Leftovers• Milk: 4-5 days after the sell-by date• Orange Juice: Up to 1 week after

opening• Refrigerated Raw Chicken: 1-2 days

after purchasing• Cooked Chicken: 3-4 days • Hard cheese: 3-4 weeks after opening• Cold Cuts and Hot Dogs: 3-5 days after

opening• Eggs: 3-5 weeks after sell-by date• Ground Beef: 1-2 days after purchasing

Summary:

IS MY FOOD EXPIRED?

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Read the CNN Article: Food Expired? Don’t be so quick to toss it. Highlight important facts and information. Then choose one activity:1. Create a visual illustration explaining the information2. Write a letter to Congress about this issue3. Create a concept map to show the relationships within this topic. 4. Write 2 paragraphs to explain the application of this information to a real life situation.*Use a minimum of 4 colors or good grammar*