The danger zone is the temperature at which bacteria grows and becomes dangerous. The temperature that this happens at between 5 degrees Celsius and 60 degrees Celsius.
Killing and minimising bacteria
To minimise micro-organisms we have to keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
We need to store cold food in the fridge or freezer at 5 degrees or less.
To reheat leftovers we need to reheat them until they are really hot and steamy.
Food needs to be kept and served at 60 degrees Celsius or hotter.
Another important thing to do when minimising micro-organisms is to cook raw meat, seafood and high risk foods thoroughly.
High risks foods such as mince or cut meats are more likely to have bacteria in the centre.
When the gut is removed from the food it gets bacteria growing in it.