After eating a healthy meal with your family, you are helping to clean up the leftovers. In order to prevent foodborne illnesses, you want to properly store the leftovers.Which food safety storage procedures should you follow? Select two options.
Answer
A
Place leftovers that you intend to eat seven days from now into the refrigerator.
B
Discard any food left out at room temperature for more than two hours.
C
Place food into containers and immediately put them in the refrigerator or freezer.
D
Put leftover food on plates directly into the refrigerator.
E
Throw the leftover food in the trash right away, as it is no longer safe to eat.
Explanation
Discard food that has been at room temperature for more than two hours to reduce the risk of harmful bacteria growing. For food you plan to keep, place it in containers and promptly refrigerate or freeze it; therefore, B and C are correct. Refrigerated leftovers generally should be eaten within about three to four days, so keeping them for seven days is not recommended, and leftovers do not need to be thrown away immediately.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.