Serving Guests Safely

You didn't invite invisible guests to your party, so don't let them sneak in. Lock out those ugly pathogens that cause food-borne illness by following simple recommendations from food safety experts. 
Hosts and hostesses usually prepare more than enough food, and guests rarely consume everything in sight, so, inevitably, after the event, party-givers often wind up with a packed refrigerator. Thankfully, food safety experts have also developed guidelines for safe handling of leftovers.  
Here's what the experts have to say:

ETHEL TIERSKY, the editor and frequent author for http://shelflifeadvice.com,has been a free-lance writer since 1963 and a food safety fanatic for even longer. She has published dozens of magazine articles and co-authored 14 grammar texts and readers for adults studying the English language. Developing http://shelflifeadvice.com has kept her busy since retiring from her teaching position as associate professor of English at Harry Truman College in Chicago. Some of her other writings for the site include "Don't Let Those Food Expiration Dates Scare You," product write-ups on mayonnaise and water, and "Pyrex Glassware: Is It Safe to Use?"

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