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practicing food safety
after eating a healthy meal with your family, you are helping to clean up the leftovers. in order to prevent food - borne illnesses, you want to properly store the leftovers.
which food safety storage procedures should you follow? select two options.
place leftovers that you intend to eat seven days from now into the refrigerator.
discard any food left out at room temperature for more than two hours.
place food into containers and immediately put them in the refrigerator or freezer.
put leftover food on plates directly into the refrigerator.
throw the leftover food in the trash right away, as it is no longer safe to eat.

Explanation:

Food - safety storage rules suggest that food left out at room temperature for more than two hours may harbor harmful bacteria. Also, leftover food that is not going to be eaten within a few days should be frozen.

Answer:

Discard any food left out at room temperature for more than two hours.
Put leftover food that you intend to eat seven days from now into the freezer.