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Shelf Life Guide

Food Items Date Extension
Bacon, Smoked or Processed 7 days
Biscuit and Pancake Mix 15 months
Bread, Rolls Package Use By Date
Bread, Sliced 4 days
Butter, Refrigerated 3 months
Chocolate Syrup 2 years
Coffee, Whole Bean, Non-vacuum bags 3 weeks
Coffee, Ground, Canned/Vacuum 2 years
Coffee, Instant 12 months
Cookies, Freshly-baked 3 weeks
Cookies, Packaged 2 months
Cornstarch 18 months
Crackers 8 months
Cream Cheese, Refrigerated 2 weeks
Cream, Whipping, Refrigerated 1 month
Eggs, Refrigerated 5 weeks
Fish, Lean, Refrigerated/Frozen 2 days/6 months
Fish, Smoked, Vacuum Packed, Refrigerated/Frozen 14 days/2 months
Flour, White 12 months
Gelatin, Unflavored 3 years
Mayonnaise 3 months
Meat, Fresh Chops/Steaks/Roasts 4 days
Meat, Ground 2 days
Milk 7 days
Milk, Canned and Evaporated 12 months
Pasta and Egg Noodles 2 years
Pasta, Fresh 2 days
Peanut Butter 9 months
Pesto/Salsa Package Use By Date
Potato Chips 2 months
Poultry, Fresh 2 days
Poultry, Cooked 2 days
Poultry, Cooked, Fried/Rotisserie Chicken 4 days
Shellfish, Refrigerated/Frozen 2 days/6 months
Shellfish, Cooked 4 days
Sugar, Brown 4 months
Sugar, Granulated 2 years
Sugar, Confectioner’s 18 months
Tea, Bags 18 months
Tea, Instant 2 years
Tomatoes, Sun Dried/Oil Packed 12 months
Vinegar 2 years
Yeast Package Use By Date
Water, Bottled 2 years
Note: All items listed in the table are treated as unopened/sealed, and are placed on appropriate storage areas.
Lifted and modified from Blue Ridge Area Food Bank (n.d.) Shelf life & food safety guidelines [PDF file]. Retrieved from https://www.dsfp.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/08/Food-Safety-Guidelines.pdf on 22 March 2018.

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Sample Food Safety Records

Approved Food Suppliers List
Vendor
Vendor Vendor Cert.
Vendor/ Vendor Cert. ID Last
Item ID Name/ Item ID Eff.
Item Description Contact Class and Audit Notes
Number Contact (part) Until
Number (I-II-III) Cert. Date
Info Number (date)
Body

Lifted and modified from https://www.bizmanualz.com/food-safety/iso-22000/fsms-approved-vendor-list-template on 13 March 2018

Cooking and Reheating Temperature Log

Cooking and Reheating Temperature Log

Instructions: Record product name, time, the two (2) temperatures/times, and any corrective action taken
on this form. The foodservice manager will verify that foodservice employees have taken the required cooking
temperatures by visually monitoring foodservice employees and preparation procedures during the shift and
reviewing, initialing, and dating this log daily. Maintain this log for a minimum of one (1) year.

Internal Internal
Date and Corrective Action Verified
Food Item Temperature/ Temperature/ Initials
Time Taken By/ Date
Time Time

Lifted and modified from www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/nutrition/cookingandreheatingtemplog.docx on 13 March 2018

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Goods Receiving Form

Receiving Record

Received from: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

Purchase Order Number of Returned Goods Freight bill number Date

Shipping Via Prepaid (Details) Collect (Details)

Item Reference
Quantity Description
number
1

6
Remarks / Conditions / Notes:

Number of
Total Weight Received by Checked by Delivered to
Packages

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Goods Rejected Form

DATE:
NOTICE: RETURN OF GOODS
TO: FROM:

We are submitting this notice to verify our rejection of the following order:
CONTRACT DATE P.O. # INVOICE #

DELIVERY DATE PACKING SLIP # BILL OF LADING #

We are hereby RETURNING the above goods on account of defects in the goods stated as follows:
ITEM DAMAGE
REF # QTY PRICE CREDIT DUE
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION

TOTAL CREDIT DUE P 00,000.00

Credit for the goods returned is hereby claimed and demanded. Such claim does not limit our rights to further
credits or damages in the event that additional credits or damages are discovered to be due or additional
returns are made. Settlement with or release to you does not waive any rights against any other party. All
rights are reserved cumulatively and not exclusively. Nothing contained herein shall alter any other
documentation issued by us, unless specifically stated so.
This notice is made under the [CODE] (if applicable) and all other applicable laws.

RETURNING PARTY
______________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Authorized Signature

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