In order to optimise the preservation of foods and ensure
perfect hygiene, a number of important rules must be fol-
lowed:
• Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly and clean
all the implements and surfaces you will be using to
cut and vacuum pack the food.
• If possible, wear gloves when handling the food.
• Once perishable food has been packed, place it in the
fridge or freeze it immediately, maintaining a constant
fridge or freezer temperature. Do not leave the food for
a long time at room temperature.
• Place the containers of vacuum packed food carefully
in the fridge or freezer so that the food will cool rapid-
ly to a low temperature.
• After opening tinned food or food that has been facto-
ry vacuum packed, it can be vacuum packed again.
Follow the instructions to cool the food after opening
and put it away as soon as it has been vacuum packed.
• Pre-packed foods must in any case be consumed by
the use-by date shown on the original package.
• Once you have warmed up or defrosted perishable
food, it must be eaten. Do not eat perishable food if it
has been left at room temperature for many hours. This
is especially important if the food has been prepared
with a dense sauce, in a vacuum pack or in other low-
oxygen content environments.
Given the constant technological progress being made in this sector, FLAEM NUOVA reserves the right to make tech-
nical and functional changes to the product without prior notice.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
All rights reserved. Partial or total reproduction prohibited.
• Do not defrost food in boiling water or using other heat
sources, unless the food in question is liquid (soups,
juices, etc.).
• Vacuum packing extends the life of dried food. Food
which has a high fat content becomes rancid due to
oxygen and heat. Vacuum packing extends the life of
food like nuts, coconuts, or cereal products. Store in a
cool, dark place.
• Vacuum packing will not extend the life of fruit and
vegetables such as bananas, apples, potatoes and
several vegetables, unless it has been peeled prior to
vacuum packing.
• Soft foods and food with a delicate structure (like fish,
berries, etc.) must be pre-frozen for one night before
they can be vacuum packed and placed in the freezer.
• Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage give
off gas when they are vacuum packed fresh for stor-
age in the freezer. To prepare these foods for vacuum
packing, heat and freeze them.
• To ensure correct and safe vacuum packing, use only
original MAGIC VAC
sories.
24
®
bags, containers and acces-