Food Reflections, Sept./Oct. 2005

Test Your Home Refrigerator
Food Safety Savvy!
(Quiz)

Joyce Jensen, Registered Environmental Health Specialist
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department

The refrigerator is the center for food safety activities in many homes. Some of us may never cook or need to use a thermometer. Almost everyone uses a refrigerator, if just to keep juice and milk cold and store leftover pizza. Chilling foods properly is important for home food safety!

Test your refrigerator food safety savvy with the following THREE questions.

FOR EACH QUESTION: Click YES or NO to learn the correct answer and to advance to the next question.

1. Should home refrigerators be kept at 40 F (or lower)? YES NO

 

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