Handling Take-out and Leftovers

Following are some suggestions on how to keep food safe when ordering take-out or bringing leftovers home from a restaurant or other outing.

Bringing leftovers home – The doggie bag

With meals getting bigger, many people are taking leftovers home to eat later. For food safety, only take leftovers home if you will be able to put them in the refrigerator within two hours of being served (one hour if the outside temperature is above 90º F). When in doubt, throw it out.

Take-out or delivered foods

Eat take-out or delivery foods within two hours (one hour if the outside temperature is above 90º F) or put them in the refrigerator until you're ready to eat them. When in doubt, throw it out. Read more about handling take-out foods.

 

cp  6-03-09