What do you need to know?
• When transporting food that would normally be kept cold or hot, you must take steps to keep the food out of the temperature danger zone (5°C - 60°C) to stop
bugs growing.
What do you need to do?
Control temperatures
• Food must be transported and delivered at the correct temperature. You must regularly check this.
• Keep frozen food frozen.
• Only deliver food in the temperature danger zone if it’s going to be eaten within 4 hours of entering the temperature danger zone.
• Transport cold food cold (at or below 5°C) or hot food hot (above 60°C).
• Use appropriate equipment for transporting food so you know your food will be safe. Use: (tick as appropriate)
insulated bags/boxes
portable chillers
hot-holding equipment
other__________________________
Plan before transporting
• Animals must not be able to access the parts of your vehicle used for food.
• All parts of the vehicle that you use to transport food or food equipment must be clean (and sanitised if going to be in direct contact with ready-to-eat food).
• Throw out:
◦◦ any food that has become contaminated,
◦◦ food that has been kept in the danger zone for more than 4 hours.
What do you need to show?
• Show your verifier:
◦◦ how you make sure food is kept at the correct temperature when being transported,
◦◦ what method you use to maintain temperatures and keep foods separate while transporting food,
◦◦ your vehicle used for transporting food.
• A record of the temperature your food was transported at if it was not used within 4 hours.