Matching Pairs Kitchen Hygiene Tips 2Online version Continues from Kitchen Hygiene Tips by Chelsea Ralph 1 Keep foods out of the danger zone as much as possible: 2 If you sip from a glass or taste food from a spoon 3 Keep food covered so that flies and other pests cannot 4 Store food correctly in the refrigerator 5 Check the 'use by' date 6 Wash fruit and vegetables 7 Never refreeze 8 Serve hot foods hot and 9 After a shopping trip, place refrigerated foods in the refrigerator 10 Cook thawed meat and chicken on packages before buying. before use. 5.C - 60.C thoroughly before serving. always wash it after use. Do not return it to the food again. thawed foods. cold foods cold. contaminate it. - some foods, such as poultry, fish and shellfish, go 'off' quickly if left in a warm kitchen. as soon as you arrive home.