“Food storage and handling measures are just as important in the home as they are anywhere else,” notes Dr. Jill Hollingsworth, FMI vice president of food safety programs. “The new Food Keeper guide contains valuable advice to help consumers maintain the freshness and quality of foods, from the store to the table.”
Prepared with the cooperation of Cornell University, the guide provides proper food storage times for hundreds of products in categories such as dairy, produce, breads, meats and seafood and deli. Storage times are given based on the product state, including fresh, frozen, refrigerated and refrigerated after being frozen.
Two new sections — covering product handling during power outages and explanations for product dating terminology — have been included in the revision. There is also an expanded section on handling food safely at home, with an emphasis on food temperatures during preparation and consumption, as well as the four safe cooking rules designated by the international Fight BAC! campaign: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.
To obtain a copy of The Food Keeper($1 each; 100 for $45; 1000 for $350; or CD-ROM for $275), visit the FMI Store at www.fmi.org/pubs or call 202-220-0723. For more consumer food safety information, visit the Fight BAC! Web site at www.fightbac.org.
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations on behalf of its nearly 1,250 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI’s U.S. members operate more than 25,000 retail food stores and almost 22,000 pharmacies with a combined annual sales volume of nearly $650 billion. FMI’s retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent operators. Its international membership includes 126 companies from more than 65 countries. FMI’s nearly 330 associate members include the supplier partners of its retail and wholesale members.
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