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.Place leftovers that you intend to eat seven days from now into the refrigerator.Discard any food left out at room temperature for more than two hours.Place food into containers and immediately put them in the refrigerator or freezer.Put leftover food on plates directly into the refrigerator.Throw the leftover food in the trash right away, as it is no longer safe to eat.
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
Perishable food left at room temperature for more than two hours should be discarded, so B is correct. Put leftovers in suitable containers and refrigerate or freeze them promptly to slow bacterial growth, making C correct. Refrigerated leftovers generally should not be kept for seven days, and leftovers do not need to be thrown away immediately if they have been handled and stored safely.
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