The INDEPENDENT, November 7, 2002
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Know how to be safe if you plan to use food gifts for the holidays
Food gifts fro m ca ta lo g s or
the Internet w ill be p o p u la r this
holiday sea so n . M ost of th e se
gifts w ill reach th e ir de stin a tio n
in safe c o n d itio n a nd bring m uch
pleasure to th e recipient. H o w
ever, if m ail o rd e r fo o d s a re m is
handled, a ca s e of fo o d b o rn e ill
ness m ay result.
To p re ve n t illn ess fro m food
gifts, U S D A’s M eat and Poultry
H o tline a dvises consu m e rs to
fo llo w these food safety recom
m e nda tions w h e n sending or re
ers are a va ila b le at w w w .sh o p
th e n e t.o rg
• A sk th e m ail o rd e r c o m p a
• B e s u re th e c o m p a n y is
re p u ta b le . S o u rce s of reputable
ny if it sh ip s p e rish a b le m eat
and p o u ltry co ld o r froze n and
p a cke d w ith a cold so u rce such
as d ry ice o r fre e z e r gel packs.
T h e o rd e r sh o u ld be p a cke d in
a fo a m box o r hea vy c o rru g a t
c a ta lo g and In te rn e t fo o d re ta il
ed cardbo ard .
ce ivin g perish able foods during
th e upco m ing holiday season.
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ch a se d ry ice fo r ke e p in g food
co ld . If u s in g d ry ice, d o n ’t
o v e rn ig h t delivery.
W h e re p o s sib le , s e n d fo o d
th ro u g h th e m ail th a t is not p e r
ish a b le , su ch a s hard sa la m i,
c o u n try ham , hard ch e e s e and
to u ch it w ith bare h a n d s o r le t it
c o m e in co n ta ct w ith th e food.
s n a c k fo o d s.
W h e n R e ce ivin g P e rish a b le
• W ra p th e box in tw o la ye rs
o f b ro w n paper. M a rk the box
F o o d G ifts:
“ keep re frig e ra te d .” A ffix an a c
cu ra te m ailing label to p re ve n t
a n y d e live ry p ro b le m s. If dry ice
w a s used, a lso w rite on the
p a cka g e “co n ta in s d ry ice .”
• Tell the re cip ie n ts w h en the
gift w a s m ailed o r a d e live ry
date, if know n, so th e y can be
hom e to receive it. Do not have
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