SELF-ASSESSMENT, ITEM 3
ITEM
REASON
IMPORTANCE
ACTION
Ensure that food Items are
Uneven cooling due to
This item is
Record overcrowded or tightly
placed in a cold storage unit
overcrowded or tightly
rated as
packed food items on the
in a manner that allows cold
packed food items causes
Category 2.
inspection checklist, item 08.
air to circulate freely.
inadequately cooled areas
to develop and encourages
the growth of microorga-
nisms, which cause
foodborne illness.
MD0182
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