Safe Food Handling 

 

Be sure to follow this guidelines for safely serving your guests at your next event. 

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Hot Food:

Hot food should be maintained at 140F or greater by using chaffing dishes with sternos. If you are keeping hot food at room temperature, it should be consumed or discarded after two hours from the time you picked up. 

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Cold Food:

Cold food should be kept at 40F or less. Keep food on ice or in cooler. If you are keeping cold food at room temperature, it should be consumed or discarded after two hours from the time you picked up. 

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Leftovers:

If less than two hours has passed, food can be returned to the refrigerator and maintained at 40F or less for no more than 4 days. 

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More information can be found at the USDA website.

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