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Tuesday 9 December 2014

Safety Tips For Shelf Stable Meals

By Claudine Hodges


People are always in a hurry and want everything to be done accordingly to their preferred time. When a weather reporter advises everyone to prepare everything that needs for the entire household, people drives off straight to a nearby supermarket to buy nonperishable goods. Since food is extremely important to stay alive when the weather forbids you to stay outside, shelf foods are always a necessity.

Little do people know that canned goods and instant foods are unhealthy and alarming. There are already cases of people being poisoned due to eating this kind of junk. To be better educated in storing shelf stable meals, here are some tips that can grab your attention.

Consider the storage time. Make it sure that the instant meal you bought at the nearby grocery has a manufacturing date and expiration date printed. Some buyers are not aware with this and thus leads to poisoning and illnesses. Some experts say that eating shelf stable foods are fine for as long as you are truly aware of the time period for each food to last. The quality of the food is greatly affected if being consumed out of the expiry date already.

When buying canned goods, always check the appearance of each can. There are cans which are already been stored in the grocery shelves for a very long time, and rust is already formed. Buyers should also be cautious with sticky cans as these may indicate leaks. Check carefully each jar or can you bought and if there are any problems with it then you may return it back to the store.

The fridge is a useful tool in storing perishable products. A lot of people does not only depend to shelf stable foods. Raw meats and a few vegetables are needed to be stored inside a cold storage. When a canned good is already open but not yet entirely empty, putting it inside a fridge is also an effective advice to longer its span.

There are some meal that needs to be stored not on the shelf but inside the fridge. Foods like raw meat, some vegetables, dairy products and mayonnaise are required to be on a cold storage. Raw meat and some vegetables all perish easily so an effective advice is to put it inside the refrigerator or cooler to last for a few days.

Cleanliness is extremely important. Before cooking or touching any good, washing your hands is recommended. Wash hands with soap and water. A dirty hand may cause tragic illness. It is also advisable to clean not just your hands but also the cooking utensils. Always keep the kitchen dry. If there are damp areas, wipe it with a clean cloth.

Some shelf stable foods have been wrapped with plastic which is dangerous. Some household, when heating meal ignores the plastic which the food is being wrapped. This is extremely hazardous because plastics have deadly chemicals which are unsafe for the body of a human being. It is important to check every product before heating it to avoid life threatening illnesses.

Being immensely cautious to the food we buy is highly necessary. Our health lies on the meal we eat. Each one in the household must be extremely responsible. It is much better to avoid getting sick than to suffer, and worst is to die.




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