Businesses in the Kyiv region have been given explanations on how to store food during power outages, the Main Directorate of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the region reported, UNN reports.
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Specialists of the Boryspil district conducted explanatory work among market operators on compliance with the temperature regimes for food storage.
The work was carried out to prevent foodborne toxic infections in people. The agency noted that they could occur amid power outages in the absence of alternative power sources for refrigerated display cases, refrigerators and freezers where food is stored in some retail chains, which could affect their safety.
Market operators involved in the production and circulation of food products were emphasized the need to use alternative energy sources in case of power outages (gasoline or diesel generators, solar (battery) panels, portable power plants, etc.) and to adapt the company's operations to the power outage schedules.
Controllers emphasize that the temperature regime should not be interrupted.
"An exception to the temperature regime that prevents the growth of microorganisms and the formation of toxins is possible for a limited period of time in the process of preparing food for transportation, storage, sale, and serving of food, provided that it does not pose a risk to consumer health," the agency said.
In , the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection emphasized that food market operators need to:
- develop an action plan and instructions in case of power outage;
- train the staff to ensure proper storage conditions for food products specified by the manufacturer;
- review the procedures for withdrawal and recall of non-compliant products and ways of their disposal;
- develop additional measures to ensure proper and stable conditions for food production and storage;
- strengthen control over compliance with storage conditions (temperature, storage time) in the production and circulation of food products.
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