Eating at your desk? Keep it safe
Do you regularly eat at your desk? If so, you’ll want to make sure to “give bacteria the pink slip the next time you desktop dine,” the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says.
Here’s how:
- Thoroughly wash your hands before and after eating. If you can’t get to a sink to wash your hands, use an antibacterial hand cleaner at your desk.
- Don’t let food sit out for more than two hours before putting it in a refrigerator.
- Ensure the temperature of workplace refrigerators is below 40º F.
- Frequently wash reusable lunch totes or insulated bags.
- Don’t thaw frozen foods on countertops – do so in a refrigerator or microwave instead.
- Eating leftovers for lunch? Make sure you reheat them to at least 165º F.
Don’t forget: The same food safety tips apply to carry-out and fast food.
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October 3, 2019
Good tips. At work we always forget to think of the same problems applying to conference tables too, duh.
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November 19, 2019
I have a question related to carry-out food items. When I have brought a meal home in a take-out container such as the common styrofoam or paper varieties, is it OK to keep the food in the fridge in these containers or do I need to transfer it to something more solid and sealed? What are your recommendations for this as it relates to food safety?