Chapter 6 the flow of food: purchasing and receiving Flashcards
approve supplier
meet local, state, and federal laws and apply to all suppliers
receiving consideration
scheduling, staff needs, preparation, and timing/process for inspection
key drop delivery
when operations receive food-hours when they’re closed for business
use-by date
last date product is at peak quality
best-by date
the date by which product should product should be eaten for best flavor
4 guidelines for recalls
1) identify the recalled items
2) remove item from inventory
3) label it so it won’t be put back in inventory
4) refer to vendor notification or recall notice for what to do
shellstock identification tags
indicate when and where the shellfish were harvested
inspection stamps
packages of meat that have been inspected will have this
sell-by date
date that tells store how long to display item
expiration date
last date product is at peak quality