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Upcoming Food Safety Training Event
Date/Time January 23, 2013
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Course ServSafe
Location Polk County Extension Office
1625 Adventureland Dirve
Altoona, IA 50009
Polk County
Contact/Deadline Rachel Wall
wallr@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-957-5787
Deadline: January 16

Food Safety Tip of the Day

Divide and conquer

Int'l FS icon - cooling

Large amounts of leftovers should be divided into small, shallow pans for quicker cooling. Increasing the exposed surface area of the food will help it cool more rapidly. The goal for proper food cooling is to get the inner-most temperature to less than 70°F within two hours and below 41°F within an additional four hours.

Source: Partnership for Food Safety Education

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