Food Safety Practices

1. Food Safety – Storage Guidelines
To store the food at safe temperature to avoid spoilage and contamination of the food
and chemicals

2. General storage Guidelines for all the products
• Always Follow FIFO (First In First Out) or FEFO (First
Expiry First Out)
• Cover the Food properly and tag it as per
requirement.
• Store Chilled item at 0 to 5 º C, Frozen item at -18
or above, Dry Groceries at ambient temperature
(less than 21 º C)
• Never refreeze thawed food. Refreezing of frozen
products can lead to growth of micro-organisms and
damage the food quality.

3. Food Storage – Examples of Bad Storage (CCP)
Best Practices
Bad Food Storage

4. Food Storage – Dry
Do not store
food items on
floor.
Do not use
bulged, dented
or rusted cans
Do not use
stapler pins /
Rubber bands to
repack any
goods.
Glass bottles
should be stored
on the lower
most shelf.
Store the
product six
inches off the
floor on clean
racks
Store open
packets in
tightly covered
containers
Don’t use the
product if
infested
Transfer the
CAN/Tin in a
clean plastic
container once
opened

5. Food Storage – Chilled
Chilled
Immediately
after receiving
Store Eggs
Separately
Use proper
Color coded Day
Tagging
Top - Cooked
products /
lowermost - Raw
meats/Defrosted
meats, Eggs.
Transfer in clean
crates
5 Degree Celsius
Do not over
stacked
Thawing should
be done
separately.

6. Food Storage – Frozen
Defrost the
Freezer
Regular
Segregate all
the non
vegetarian
items
Check the best
before and
expiry dates
Proper
Labelling
Never Re-
freeze Thaw
Foods. Don’t
leave at room
temperature
-18 or above
Degree Celsius
Follow FIFO
Don’t open the
freezer gate
for longer time

7. Food Storage – Chemicals
Always Keep Chemicals
store locked up
Use Proper PPE
Use chemical with
proper dilution
Do not leave cloths,
mops or brushes in a
disinfectant solution
Store in upright
position
Ensure all containers
are labeled correctly
Never use empty food
or drink containers for
storing chemicals
MSDS, PIS & COSHH
with First Aid
measures should be
available

8. Thanks for your
Kind Attention