At room temperature, just ONE bacterium in foods could grow to 2,097,152 in 7 hours!

Use these resources to learn -- and to teach others -- how to refrigerate food safely.

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1. Recommended Refrigerator and Freezer Temperatures
   
   
2. "Store It, Don't Ignore It" chart (refrigerator/freezer storage)
   
   
3. Forgotten in the Fridge (tips to keep food good-tasting)
   
   
4. Food Safety Checklist for Planned Over Foods
   
   
5. Is It Safe to Eat a Food that Has Freezer Burn?
   
   
6. Freezing Cheese
   
   
7. Common Foods that May NOT Freeze Well
   
   
8. Home Food Preservation (includes freezing)
   
   
9. How to Tell if Your Freezer Power Was Off When You Were Away
   
   
10. Food Safety Links for Home Cooking
    
    
11. Starting an Office Refrigerator Policy
    
    
12. Freezing Cooked Food for Future Meals: Freezer Bag Tips

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

1. Refrigerator Poster
   • Black and white version
   • Color version
     
     
2. Table tents (4 refrigerator food safety messages)
   
   
3. Test Your Home Refrigerator Food Safety Savvy! (Use this short quiz -- includes evaluation section -- at health fairs to educate and collect names for a drawing for a refrigerator/freezer thermometer. Materials include promotional poster and participant handout.
   
   
4. Handwashing Poster
   • Black and white version
   • Color version
     
     
5. General Food Safety Quiz Handouts
   One format includes space for name/daytime phone number if you wish to collect names for a drawing for a food safety-related prize (such as an instant read thermometer or plastic cutting board).
   
• Black and white version
• Color version

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

1. "Chill" Resources from Other Web sites (includes what to do when the power goes off, freezing prepared foods and MUCH MORE!)