Taking Away Leftovers

This is a short but necessary subject. Indeed, more and more people are concerned with restaurant food waste. They will, therefore, ask for a “doggy-bag.” Leftover food at restaurants is commonly taken away while in the danger zone. Also, the food may be eaten several hours or even days after it was prepared, further increasing the risk of food poisoning.

Once the food is taken off the food business premises, customers are responsible for its safe storage and handling to minimize the risk of food poisoning. If you are now trained with all the food safety rules, your customers are not, make sure to advise them verbally and or in writing to:

• Refrigerate the food as soon as possible (within no more than 2 hours)
• Reheat to 74 °C before eating