Food safety: Keep Super Bowl snacks out for less than two hours

Food safety experts say that you can keep your snacks safe for your Super Bowl party by following a few simple rules.

Janell Goodwin with the USDA explains:

Goodwin says that the most important tip is to keep cold foods cold, and hot foods hot, she says.

She calls it the “two-hour rule.” Keep food out for less than two hours and don’t let them get lukewarm. She says cold foods should be kept below 40 degrees.

She said hot foods should be kept above 145.

A food safety trick you can use on Super Bowl Sunday is to split dishes into two servings. Put one out before the game and swap it for a fresh serving at half-time.