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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES
Because of consumer demand, preservatives have been removed from many pre-prepared food. This together
with the changes in shopping habits to a once a-week shop, mean that safe handling and storage of food is even
more important than ever.
The following tips should
help you to ensure that the food in your home is in as perfect condition
as possible.
* Keep the time between buying chilled food and
placing it in your fridge as short as possible. Tests
showed that the temperature of 1 litre of orange
juice rose to 22°С
in an hour between
the
supermarket and home. It then took 11 hours to
get down to 7°C in the refrigerator.
*Keep the freezer door closed as much as
possible. Remember that warm air is flowing in as
you are deciding what to have for tea!
* Do not push food together too much, try to allow
air to circulate around each item.
* Cool cooked food as quickly as possible but do
NOT place in the refrigerator or freezer until cool.
(Leave food in a place as cool as possible in
order that it can then be placed in the refrigerator
or freezer as soon as possible).
* Do NOT mix raw and cooked meat, they must be
in separate containers. Take care not to let the
meat juices drip onto other food. If the meat does
drip, remove everything and clean thoroughly.
* Do not store food uncovered.
* The best way to defrost food is to put it in the
refrigerator to thaw slowly.
* Remove suspect food from your re&igerator and
Clean the interior with a solution of bicarbonate of
soda in warm water (5ml to 0.5 litre of water).
* Never allow spillages to dry and harden.
• Ensure that food placed in the freezer is dated
and labelled and used in date order to ensure that
food is consumed at its best.
« It is important that food is used before its 'best
before' date.
"+ Regularly check the freezer door seal to ensure
that it is clean and free from bits and pieces.
* Always wash your hands with soapy water and
dry them with a clean towel before handling food.
* Keep work surfaces
clean and avoid cross
contamination
by not using the same
work
surface or knife, without washing them thoroughly
in between.
* Use kitchen roll wherever possible for cleaning up
food. If you use a dishcloth, be sure to boil it
frequently.
BEFORE any maintenance or cleaning work is carried out, DISCONNECT the appliance from the
ELECTRICITY supply.
INTERNAL CLEANING
Clean the inside.and accessories with warm water
and bicarbonate of soda (5ml to 0.5 litre of water).
Rinse and dry thoroughly.
NEVER
USE
DETERGENTS,
ABRASIVE
POWDERS,
HIGHLY PERFUMED
CLEANING
PRODUCTS OR WAX POLISHES, TO CLEAN
THE INTERIOR AS THESE WILL DAMAGE THE
SURFACE AND LEAVE A STRONG SMELL.
EXTERNAL CLEANING
Wash the outer cabinet with warm soapy water. Do
NOT use abrasive products. Please Note: There
are sharp edges on the underside of the product so
care should be taken when cleaning.
Once or twice a year dust the condenser (black
grille) and the compressor at the back of the
appliance, with a brush or vacuum cleaner.
You MUST ensure that the appliance is switched
OFF. An accumulation
of dust will affect the
performance of the appliance and cause excessive
electricity consumption.
WHEN THE APPLIANCE IS NOT IN USE
When the appliance is not in use for long periods,
disconnect from the electricity'supply, empty all
food and clean the appliance, leaving the doors
ajar to prevent unpleasant smells.
In the freezer compartment, frost accumulates on the
shelves
during
normal! working
and should
occasionally be removed with the plastic scraper
provided.
Heavy frosting (1/4" thick) will reduce the freezers
efficiency and therefore complete defrosting should
then be carried out, probably at 6 month intervals
depending on usage.
Preferably you should defrost the freezer when there
is little or no food in it.
1. Any remaining frozen food should be placed in
another freezer, or wrapped in blankets, or layers
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