Secondary Shelf Life
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Hotels and Resorts or any Food & Beverage is the world, this is their life. Byk kali sudah kita dengar kan, atau "what is that?" for those who are not familiar with what is Secondary Shef Life. According to answer.com,Secondary Shelf Life simply means, refers to the amount of time a product may be used once OPENED. Jadi, dalam kata lain, jangka hayat sesuatu produk setelah dibuka. Contohnya, Mayonnaise, you bought it yesterday and open it, that moment where the secondary shelf-life of your mayonnaise start. But,how many days? Why Secondary Shelf Life is so important? "Saya makan saja tu barang, tiada juga apa-apa,itu kicap entah berapa lama sudah disana,masih juga sedap" So, here I want to share you a littel information on this Secondary Shelf Life.
When foods or any perishable goods that we opened, with other factors such as expose to light,moisture,transmission of gasses and etc, will eventually contaminated (tu kuman merebak) by bacteria. Diaorang akan mula berkampung di makanan kita jika dbiarkan terlampau lama and will lead to FOOD POISONING. So, I have gather some information that we can take note and use at our own home in order to prevent food poisoning!
SECONDARY SHELF LIFE OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (CHILLER)
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Food Category
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Shelf Life (Days or Hours)
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Raw Items
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Seafood
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2 Days
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Fish-Portioned, cut
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2 Days
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Raw, whole, gutted
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3 Days
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Sliced for Sashimi
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4 hours
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Meat-Ground, Portioned
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2 Days
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Meat-Whole Muscle
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3 Days
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Poultry -Portioned
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2 Days
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Poultry – Whole carcass
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3 Days
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Live Items
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Mollusc – Mussels
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3 Days
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Mollusc – Oyster, clam, etc
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7 Days
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Cured Items
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Fish - Sliced
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½ Days
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Fish – whole Fish
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3 Days
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Marination
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Marinate
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2 Days
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Sausages & Cold Cuts
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Sausages
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7 Days
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Cold Cuts
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7 Days
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Opened Packaged / Bottle of/ Can of
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Cheese (soft)
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4 Days
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Cheese (hard)
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1 week
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Mayonnaise
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1 Week
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UHT/Pasteurized Milk
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2 Days
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Fruit Juices
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4 Days
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Coconut Milk
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2 Days
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Evaporated Milk
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3 Days
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Yogurt
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4 Days
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Chili /Tomato Ketchup
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5 Days
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Fruits
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4 Days
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Others
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Whipped Cream
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3 Days
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Whole eggs
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5 Days
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Beaten Eggs
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4 Hours
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Snack/Dessert contain Coconut (room Temp)
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4 hours
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Chilled Dessert/Snack with Coconut Milk
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8 Hours
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So,you guys, I will share more on further information on this Secondary Shelf Life like canned foods , vegetables and etc once I get the info. At the meantime, it is important for us, not just eat like a King but food safety also needs to be our priority as well.
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