February 16, 2010
Safe Refrigerator Storage
Safe Refrigerator Storage
• Do not overload your refrigerator – a crowded refrigerator cannot keep foods cool enough.
• Stack your refrigerator in an orderly fashion – it is safer and more efficient as well as more pleasant.
• Rotate foods so that you use the older items first – when you buy new groceries, place them behind the older ones.
• Be familiar with how long foods last – throw away items that have been stored for longer than recommended time periods.
• Go through bags and discard pieces that are molding or going bad – one rotten apple can spoil the whole bag!
• Make sure that bacteria laden drips from meat and chicken don’t contaminate other food, especially fruits and vegetables that will be eaten without cooking.
• Always keep milk and dairy products in tightly closed, lidded or covered containers.
• Avoid refrigerator odors – clear all old, rotting, spoiled or molding foods.
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