الثلاثاء، 9 يونيو 2015

Halal Meals Ready To Eat Consumption

By Elaine Guthrie


You may be one of those people who prefer to purchase foods in grocery stores that are already packaged and prepared. This may be because you do not have enough time to locate the required ingredients to make the dishes you love or you do not have any more energy to do so.

These packaged prepared foods can be eaten as is because they have already been prepared. No additional cooking is needed. Halal Meals Ready to Eat can be served hot or need minimal heating, shelf-stable, and can be refrigerated. The specific guidelines should be followed to make sure that that there is no chance of bacteria forming or contamination after these foods have been prepared.

Bread and doughnuts are baked goods that can be eaten without cooking or with minimal heating as well. Furthermore, such can be served at room condition or even after being frozen. One of the major concerns is food safety. The reason is that such products were heated at a specific temperature for the bacteria to be killed. The utility of sterilized serving tools, gloves and hand sanitizer should be strictly followed to make certain that products will not be contaminated as these are part of the correct food handing procedures.

Additional cooking is not needed for any meat products or meat considered prepared. The reason behind this is that it is safe to consume them as is. Cheese is an example of a refrigerated prepared animal product. It can be served in several ways such as cubed, whole or sliced. Precooked chicken is an example of cooked meat. It needs to be stored at safe temperatures so that bacteria will not develop after cooking. Meat products need to be stored at a low temperature especially if they have been left for more than several hours. Doing so will keep them safe for consumption.

Shelf-stable foods which have been prepared should be stored at average temperature as they are frequently not contaminated. Dry goods and tuna fish are examples of canned products. Others include cereals, nut mixes, candy, crackers and chips.

Such items do not require refrigeration just to make certain that they are without any bacteria since such are shelf-stable. Canned items just like tuna, meat and tomato sauce are not dangerous to consume without cooking or heating. Still, you may choose to do so prior to serving. Canned items have to be kept around 50 to 40 degrees F so that they are not dangerous to consume.

Do not forget to check the packaged foods just like canned as well as dry goods to see when they will expire. The item should be discarded as well as should not be eaten if you see signs to bacterial infections just like rust on the lid, discoloration and bulging. Deli meats as well as cheeses should be kept at a lower temperature so that they can be eaten safely as refrigeration is required for all packaged foods.

Last, but not the least, it is very important to make sure that there is no cross-contamination. This is needed especially if they are mixing together prepared foods with those unprepared. These include raw meat. They should separate the prepared foods from the other products. If not, they should cook all of the items all together to avoid it from happening.




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