Food Safety Atlas

Keeping food cold

Step 1 of 8

Store it so it stays safe

What happens

Put chilled and frozen food into the right unit without delay, covered, labelled and off the floor.

Good looks like

The unit has room and is already within before the food goes in.

How it goes wrong

Frozen goods go in the cool room for now and are soft by the afternoon.

Who
Technical

Keep raw, cooked, and food apart. A decanted container keeps its date.

§13.2.1