HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many
The following tips should help you to ensure that the food in your home is an as perfect condition as possible.
nKeep the time between buying chilled food and placing it in your fridge as short as possible. Tests showed that the temperature of 1 litre of orange juice rose to 22°C in an hour between the supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours to get down to 7°C in the refrigerator.
nKeep the refrigerator door closed as much as possible. Remember that warm air is flowing in as your are deciding what to have for tea.
nDo not push food together too much, try to allow air to circulate round each item.
nCool cooked food as quickly as possible but do NOT place in the fridge until cool.
nDo not store food uncovered.
nThe safest way to defrost food is to put it in the refrigerator to thaw slowly.
nIt is important that food is used before its «best before» date.
nEnsure that food placed in the freezer is dated and labelled and used in date order to ensure that food is consumed at its best.
nAlways wash your hands in soapy water and dry them with a clean towel before handling food.
nKeep work surfaces clean and avoid cross- contamination by not using the same work surface of knife, without washing them thoroughy.
nUse kitchen roll wherever possible for cleaning up food. If you use a dishcloth, be sure to boil it frequently.
SOME SIMPLE DO’S AND DON’TS
nDO connect the appliance to an electricity point which is not liable to be switched off accidentally.
nDO follow the instructions given on the operation of the temperature control to ensure efficient operation.
nDO wrap and cover foods for perfect storage.
nDO ensure that when the fridge is to be put out of service for some time, that the interior is carefully cleaned, dried, the door left ajar and the plug is removed from the electrical supply socket.
nDO NOT open the door more often or for longer than is necessary, as this allows a temperature rise and also causes a rapid
nDO NOT prevent the free passage of air to the back of the appliance.
nDO NOT turn the current off at the mains if your intend to leave the fridge in use whilst on holiday.
nDO NOT overload the interior. To do so will restrict the circulation of cooled air currents, which are necessary to help maintain the correct storage temperature conditions. This does not apply to the frozen food packages stored in the frozen food compartment, these can be packed closely together.
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