1. FIRST IN, FIRST OUT
The First-In-First-Out, or FIFO method, is a
standard accounting practice that
assumes that assets are sold in the same
order that they are bought. In some
jurisdictions, all companies are required to
use the FIFO method to account for
inventory.
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4. FOOD SAFETY TIPS FOR
STORING AND ROTATING
PRODUCT
Maintaining temperature control and watching
expiration dates help ensure safety and
freshness.
Storing and rotating food properly ensures that
you are always serving food in the freshest
and safest way. After you inspect your food
delivery, be sure to store frozen foods in the
freezer first, then refrigerated foods, and dry
storage items last.
5. Maintain Proper
Temperatures
Keep these temperatures in mind when storing
food:
}Frozen foods must maintain a maximum internal
temperature of 0ºF or less.
}Refrigerated foods must maintain a maximum
internal temperature of 41ºF or less.
}Dry storage items should be stored between
50-70ºF.
An easy way to remember this is to check the
temperature of stored food and storage areas at
the beginning of each shift.
6. How to Rotate Food
Product
After you’ve stored the items, rotate your
existing stock using the First-In First-Out (or
FIFO) method. This ensures that you are serving
items stocked first before items stocked more
recently. The FIFO method applies to frozen,
refrigerated, and dry storage items. Here are
some steps to follow the FIFO method.
•Identify the expiration date on the food.
•Store items with the earliest expiration date in
front of items with later dates.
•Once on the shelf, use the items stored in front
first.
7. Check Expiration Dates and
Storage Areas
Throwing away food that is past the expiration date is
also important in preventing foodborne illness. In
addition, storage areas need to be kept clean and dry.
These areas of the kitchen where food can be stored
or served should be kept clean on a regular basis:
•Floors
•Walls
•Shelving (in coolers, freezers and dry storage)
•Storage bins/containers
•Carts/dollies
•Trays
8. Gordon Food Service has
Refrigerator/Freezer
Temperature Logs as well as
Sanitation Checklists to help
you store and rotate food
safely throughout your kitchen.
9. (HOW TO) MAINTAIN PROPER
TEMPERATURES IN THE FREEZER
OR REFRIGERATOR
Keep your appliances at the proper
temperatures.
Keep the refrigerator temperature
at or below 40° F (4° C). The
freezer temperature should be 0° F
(-18° C). Check temperatures
periodically
