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Parkersburg – Summer season temperatures make it tougher to maintain meals at secure temperatures in picnics and out of doors meals.
The Division of Well being of the Mid-Ohio Valley has recommendation on find out how to preserve secure meals:
* Summer season warmth stress fridges. Use a thermometer to observe the fridge temperature frequently to make sure that it’s constantly 41 levels beneath. The freezer temperature needs to be zero levels under. Make the fridge or freezer repaired if it doesn’t preserve the meals chilly sufficient.
* Make the purchases of groceries the final cease earlier than going residence. Meals left in a automotive in summer season warmth can deteriorate shortly. Refrigerate or freeze meat, poultry, shellfish, milk, cheese, shoots and different perishable meals inside two hours after buy. Refrigerate inside an hour if the outer temperature is above 90. Do not forget that tomatoes and melons needs to be cooled after they’re lower.
* All the time marine the meals within the fridge, by no means on the counter.
* Plan meals preparation to reduce the opening and closure of the fridge doorways.
* By no means defrose meals at room temperature, as within the countertop. The secure methods of defrosting meals are within the fridge, in chilly water or within the microwave. The meals was left in chilly water or within the microwave needs to be prepare dinner instantly.
* Shortly chilly meals after cooking dividing giant quantities for storage into smaller containers. Put it in shallow containers the place meals has not more than 2-Three inches deep, utilizing an ice bathtub to shortly cool meals or cool meals in steel containers as an alternative of plastic or ceramics. Remember to depart the meals found till it cools.
* Instantly refrigerate the leftovers after a meal. Discard perishable meals which were with out temperature management for greater than two hours.
* It transports perishable meals to a picnic or get together in an ice fridge.
* Retailer and serve meals in a shaded space each time attainable when serving out of doors meals.
* Serve perishable meals on an out of doors buffet. Discard perishable meals which were with out temperature management for greater than an hour if the temperature is larger than 85.
The Division of Well being serves the County of Wooden, Wirt, Calhoun, Pleasants, Ritchie and Roane with their essential workplace in 1824 Murdoch Ave. in Parkersburg Open from eight am to four pm from Monday to Friday. Name 304-485-7374 or go to Movhd.com for extra data.