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Unit Summary

Pupils explore different ways to store, prepare and cook food so that it is safe to eat. They examine food labels for safety and quality assurance marks, and make Cornish pasties to apply their food safety and food origins learning.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain where different food should be stored safely.

Key Notes

• Food labels show us information about how to store the food correctly, and when it should be eaten (date marks).
• Depending on the food, they can be stored in kitchen cupboards or on the worksurface, in the fridge, or in the freezer.
• Food stored in sealed packets, cartons or cans, or kept cold in the fridge or freezer, will keep safe to eat for longer.
• Some foods have labels that tell us more about how they were grown or reared, such as Red Tractor.

Vocabulary To Learn

• food label: conveys information about a food on its packaging
• use by: a date mark to indicate the last day a food can be eaten for safety
• best before: a date mark to indicate when, after a date, the food may not look or taste as good, but will be safe
• storage instructions: tell us where best to store food so that it is safe to eat

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• 'Use by' and 'best before' date marks are the same. The food is still safe to eat after the date passes.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Making Cornish pasties Study Guide
• Making food safe to eat Study Guide