Food needs to be covered up whether in the open air or under refrigeration. Otherwise it may get contaminated by dust, flying insects, and airborne microorganisms. Houseflies will typically sit on the food material to feed or lay eggs, and can carry bacteria on their legs from garbage, sewage or animal droppings.
Many infections are transmitted by this "fecal-oral" route, including salmonella, Shigella, cholera, and E. coli infections.
so that it does not go bad
You can work with food if you have HPV. Any warts should be kept covered.
It depends on the food. But food and safety laws state dairy should be kept at 40F or below.
wounds should be kept covered because when wounds are kept moist and covered,blood vesselsregenerate fasterand the number of cells that cause inflammation drop morerapidlythan they do in wounds allowed to air out
If the food has not been kept covered means, then the foods will be got attacked by germs, bacterias and viruses.
Cold food should be kept at 40 degrees or lower. Keep hot foods hot. This will insure safe food to eat.
It depends on the type of food it is
in a cupboard out of sunlight.
A refrigerator should be kept at a temperature of 40F (4C) or below to ensure food safety and freshness.
Refrigerators should be kept at a temperature of 40F (4C) or below to ensure food safety and freshness.
That would depend on the food, "The Danger Zone is 45 to 140°F" Any cold food should be kept below 45, and hot food should be kept above 140 degrees.
Your refrigerator should be kept at a temperature of 37 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure optimal food storage.