Frozen food is very common in current life, especially in summer. Many people think that freezing can inhibit the proliferation of bacteria, but in fact, freezing has no bactericidal  effect. Eating cold food indiscriminately can easily cause unnecessary gastrointestinal inflammation. The following points should be noted when eating frozen food in summer:

1. Frozen food must be divided into zones in the refrigerator, cooked food and raw food should be separated to avoid cross contamination. Put raw fish and meat on the lower layer, and put ice cream, ice cream, jelly, and steamed buns on the upper layer. If there are three layers, the middle layer can be quick-frozen dumplings, frozen tofu, etc.

2. The purchased frozen foods, no matter vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, quick-frozen buns and dumplings, need to be heat-sterilized before consumption. Even if it is fruits, vegetables or nuts, you can't think that freezing can kill bacteria. Eat directly without heating after thawing.

3. All tofu and soy products must be heat-sterilized for the purchased frozen foods with packaging; after sterilization, cooked meat and other foods can be eaten directly after opening the packaging, but once they become leftovers, they must be eaten with other leftovers next time Same as full heat sterilization.

4. Before eating frozen meat and fish, it’s best to take it out of the freezer the day before, pack it tightly, and put it in a fresh-keeping box specializing in raw meat and fish in the cold room to thaw, so that the thawing is uniform and does not lose juice. Avoid the danger of microbial exceeding and cross-contamination. After taking it out, cut it into the pot and cook it immediately, and be sure not to leave it on the cutting board for a long time.

The sun is scorching, let’s have a meal of frozen food, it’s cool and delicious, don’t forget the precautions!