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Safety pointMake sure you keep ready-to-eatfoods cold enough. See ‘Chilledstorage and displaying chilled food’in the Chilling section.Do not use ready-to-eat foodsafter the ‘use by’ date, if thereis one.For food you have prepared,or removed from its originalpackaging, it is a good idea to havea method of labelling to keep trackof when food should be used orthrown away.If you slice cooked meat:• make sure you follow themanufacturer’s instructionswhen you clean the slicer• avoid handling the meat as muchas possible – it is a good idea touse clean tongs or slice meatstraight onto a plateWhy?If these types of food are not keptcold enough, harmful bacteriacould grow.You should never use food that haspassed its ‘use by’ date because itmight not be safe to eat.Meat slicers need careful cleaningand disinfecting to prevent dirtbuilding up and to stop harmfulbacteria growing, in particular onthe slicing blade.Hands can easily spread harmfulbacteria onto food.How do you do this?Do you do this? YesIf not, what do you do?Are staff trained how to clean themeat slicer properly, or supervised?YesNoWhat to do if things go wrong• If you think that a food delivery has not beenhandled safely, reject the delivery.• If ready-to-eat vegetables or salad ingredients havenot been washed properly, wash them following theadvice on the front of this sheet and clean any worksurfaces etc. they have touched.• If ready-to-eat food has been prepared on a worksurface or with a knife that has been used for rawmeat/poultry or eggs, throw the food away.• If ready-to-eat food has not been chilled safely,throw the food away.How to stop this happening again• If you do not think a supplier handles food safely,consider changing to a new supplier.• Review the way you receive deliveries.• Review the way you store and prepareready-to-eat foods.• Train staff again on this safe method.• Improve staff supervision.DiaryWrite down what went wrong and what you did about it in your diary.DiaryCK7/09-06