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Food Safety Poster

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Food safety rules

Cold storage Cooking food


• Cold food must be 5°C or colder. • Use a thermometer to make sure
• Frozen food must be frozen hard. foods are thoroughly cooked
100ºC and the centre reaches 75°C.
• Check the temperature of fridges
and cold storage areas regularly. • Hot food must be kept at 60°C
• Thaw food in your fridge, away or hotter.
from, and below, cooked or ready Hot food zone • Check that only clear juices
to eat food. run from thoroughly cooked
minced meat, poultry, chicken
60ºC or rolled roasts.
Preparation
• Limit the time that high-risk food AVOID
is in the temperature danger zone
Cooling food
TEMPERATURE
and return to the refrigerator • High-risk food must cool from
during delays. DANGER ZONE 60°C to 21°C in the first 2 hours,
• If food is kept within the and then to 5°C or lower in the
temperature danger zone for a next 4 hours.
total time of 4 hours or more, 5ºC • Once food has cooled to 21°C

Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 50 Lonsdale St, Melbourne. © Department of Health, February 2012 (1201031)
throw it out. put it in the refrigerator or freezer.
Cold food zone
• Large portions of food take longer
0ºC to cool. Divide large portions into
Cross-contamination smaller batches before cooling.
• Cross-contamination occurs
when harmful bacteria or allergens
Frozen Cleaning
spread to food from other food, -15ºC
surfaces, hands or equipment. food zone • Use clean, sanitised and dry cutting
This can lead to food-poisoning, boards, equipment and utensils.
to ensure crosscontamination • Clean and rinse wiping cloths after
does not occur, make sure you; each use, and change frequently.
– Keep raw food separate from • Wash hands thoroughly
cooked or ready-to-eat food. and regularly.
– Use separate utensils and cutting
boards when preparing raw and
cooked or ready-to-eat food.

For more information call 1300 364 352


www.health.vic.gov.au/foodsafety
Temperature Hygiene Cross-contamination

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