date:Jun 12, 2012
as their friend, and make the most of leftovers while staying safe.'
There are around a million cases of food poisoning every year in the UK. The levels increase during summer months, with around 120,000 extra cases of illness from June to August. One of the reasons is that warmer temperatures cause any germs present to grow faster, which underlines the importance of getting leftovers in the fridge quickly.
FSA advice
The FSAs advice on leftovers is:
If you are going to store leftovers