Sterno® Education and Safety
Sterno® Brand is the one brand you can depend on for a comprehensive product line that addresses all of your food warming and heating needs as well as your emergency lighting needs. The Sterno® Brand continues to answer key concerns related to personal safety, food safety and product quality and reliability. For those reasons and so many others, Sterno® Brand is the world’s #1 brand in chafing fuels.
Food Safety
Holding the proper temperature is the key to serving safe food.
- As you know, maintaining the proper food temperature is critical to food safety. The FDA Food Code states that the temperature Danger Zone is 41°F-140F° / 5°C - 60°C.
- Following basic rules and guidelines will help to keep everyone safe. It is vitally important to understand sanitation practices and the food codes (www.cfsan.fda.gov).
- Therefore, it is critical when holding hot food, that you use chafers and food-warming boxes that keep foods above 140°F/60°C.
[Source: FDA Food Code (www.fda.gov) and National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe (www.nraef.org)]
Interested in more food safety issues? Visit the Government Food Safety Information Website to learn more.
Sterno® Brand Safety Chart and Tips
Use these tips to insure the proper handling of our products.
Poison Control
If Sterno® is ingested, please immediately call Poison Control at 1-888-313-8954. A medical specialist will advise you of the appropriate course of action. This number is staffed by certified medical professionals and is for MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ONLY. Alternately, you may seek medical attention.
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets