Hi,
I have answered only to Andrew Strak, I forgot to answer to the list, so my
answer is below, I am sorry.
You should think about keep the ice in another freezer, only for ice. In my job,
Sanitary Survailance, I always give the orientation to the owner or manager of
food services who usually sells ice to keep it separately because the reasons
that Andrew has writen below.
Andrew Strak wrote:
> You have to know the end usage of the ice, whether it is for direct human
> consumption, indirect product cooling or other non-food related
> applications. Assess the risk related to ice becoming contaminated in your
> freezer environment as well as the chances of subsequent
> cross-contaminations of other products by the ice and associated
> consequences in terms of hazards to human health. Please note that although
> your ice may be in impermeable plastic bags but there are still chances
> depending on the particular storage methods, overall housekeeping practices
> and handling that they may in turn become contaminated on the surface and
> very often that contamination may be subsequently transferred from the
> package to the product itself.
>
> Andrew Strak
> www.canfish.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <naleaga@LIFE.COM.EC>
> To: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 7:25 AM
> Subject: Ice
>
> > Hi all
> >
> > What do you think about to keep ice inside a meat freezer?
> > Ice is in plastic bags, what will be the risk?
> > It is not just one bag, there are like 50 bags, the ice is for
> > clients.
> >
> > I woul like to know your opinion.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Nan
> >
> >
> >
> >
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