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Freezer Safety

Item number (ISN):

562519

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

562519

Type of material:

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Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CANADA. AGRICULTURE CANADA

Accession:

1978-0095

Media:

Sound

Release date:

1972-01 ?

Production company:

Information Services of Agriculture Canada

Production credit:

reporter, Colleen Clarke

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Many consumers worry about the safety of refreezing foods or of eating foods that have been in the freezer for a certain length of time. The first thing to remember is that freezing is a means of food preservation. If the food that you have frozen was of good quality and has been packaged in airtight containers, there's no reason to doubt it's goodness when you take it from the freezer. There is a recommended storage time for all frozen foods and it is within these time limits that they maintain their best quality. So try to keep as closely within these units as possible. If there is a power failure or mechanical breakdown in your freezer, here are a few hints that may help you. If the freezer is fully loaded and the door hasn't been opened, the food should stay frozen one or two days, but if there freezer is less than half full, food may stay frozen less than a day. Chest type freezers retain the cold longer than upright models. Low temperatures may be maintained by scattering dry ice over the packages. If there are still some ice crystals in the food, it can be safely refrozen. Refreezing, itself, is not harmful in this case, but the texture and color of the food won't be as good as it was originally. The danger in refreezing thawed food is that spoilage might have already begun before refreezing. If the food has completely thawed out to room temperature and there is no evidence of ice crystals, it is best either to cook the food and use it immediately or refreeze the cooked food. Any food which gives the slightest disagreeable odor should be discarded.

Language:

English

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Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD063

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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