Foods for Take Out or Delivery

ASK: What about foods that customers take

out or have delivered? Sometimes they don’t

observe good food safety practices.

ANSWER: Many of our consumers know

very little about food safety. It is important

for us (the food establishment) to inform

them how to handle time/temperature

control for safety (TCS) foods so that they

don’t get sick.

ASK: So how do we help protect our take-out and delivery customers from foodborne illness?

ANSWER: We put labels with food handling instructions on orders for take-out or delivery.

ASK: What should the food safety instruction labels say?

ANSWER: The label should tell the customer that they should consume the food within 2 hours or refrigerate it.

Refrigerated foods should be held at 41°F or below. Any foods they reheat should

be reheated to 165°F or more. All leftover foods should be consumed within 3 days.

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