Food labels
Your fridge has a memory now.
Tell the app what went in. It counts the days and tells you what to write on the wrap. You write it.
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Which container is this, and how old?
Made Monday or Wednesday?
The lid does not say.
- At close
Picture closing time. You have tape in one hand and no marker, and a container with no date.
- The doubt
Did I count today? Was it Monday or Wednesday?
- The wish
Nobody should throw out good food, or serve old food, because of a marker.
What if it was frozen, or already has a date?
Three plain rules,
no guessing.
- Freezer days do not count. When the food thaws, it gets the days it had left.
- A printed date is never stretched.
- Food with no date counts as made today, and the screen says so.
The guide shows the rule and its source.
The rules behind it
Dates, cold holding,
and thawing.
Date marking and disposal
Ready-to-eat TCS food held over 24 hours is labeled and used within 7 days at 41°F (day of prep = day 1); home kitchens: same day or 72 hours.
Food Code 3-501.17, 3-501.18; R392-102-12(7)–(9)
How long can food stay in a restaurant fridge?Hot and cold holding
Hot 135°F or above and cold 41°F or below, except a whole roast cooked on the roast chart (130°F or above, not on a food truck), raw shell eggs (the air around them 45°F or below) and food marked under time control (Food Code 3-501.19, 4 hours, not on a food truck). Food carried to an event is probed at loading and on arrival.
Food Code 3-501.16, 3-501.19; R392-102-12(6)
What are the hot and cold holding temperatures?Thawing
Refrigerator, cold running water at 70°F or colder, microwave then cook, or as part of cooking. Never on the counter.
Food Code 3-501.13; R392-102-12(4)
How do you thaw frozen food safely?
What else does the Food tab do?
It asks the next
right question.
- After you put food away, the screen says
Write this on the wrap:
with the name and the use-by date. Old lines show underCross out:
. - If food sat out more than 2 hours, it asks whether it was kept cold or hot the whole time. If not, throw it out.
- Seven throw-out reasons go on the discard log, so the record writes itself.
Where the date came from
shows the source of each date.
Do I have to type everything?
Typing is free.
Photos are optional.
Typing food in is included in every plan. Would you rather snap a photo? That is an optional add-on, $6 per person a month.
- Type what you put in, or pick
Put in the fridge
orMade something
. - With the add-on, the app reads the photo and fills in the name. Check what it read before you save.
The demo shows the flow without a real photo.
Ready to stop guessing dates?
Let the fridge
remember.
See more on daily checks and temperature logs.
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Put tonight's leftovers in and see the line it writes.
Questions
Before you
start.
Do I need the AI add-on?
No. You can always type food in. Typing food in is included in every plan. The add-on reads photos for $6 per person a month.
How do the 7 days count?
The day the food is made is day 1, and the use-by is day 7, when it is kept at 41°F or colder (Food Code 3-501.17).
What about frozen food?
Days in the freezer do not count. After it thaws, it gets the days it had left.
What if the package already has a date?
A printed date is never extended.
What if food sat out?
If it was out more than 2 hours, the app asks whether it was kept cold or hot the whole time. If not, throw it out.
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