Drinking

• Have low-alcohol and alcohol-free drinks available.
• Serve food.  It's better to eat while drinking than to drink on an empty stomach. 
• Consider hiring a professional bartender who has been Smart Serve certified. 
• Don't plan physical activities like swimming, skiing, snowmobile or skating when you serve alcohol. 
• Find out how guests will be going home from your party.  Know your designated drivers.
• Have cash and phone numbers ready for taxis.
• Stop serving alcohol well before the party is over. 
• Do not serve drinks to anyone that is under 21 years old.  Check ID.

 

Food

• Clean — Wash hands and surfaces often.
• Separate — Don't cross-contaminate.
• Cook — Cook to proper temperatures.
• Chill — Refrigerate promptly
• Purchase refrigerated or frozen items after selecting your non-perishables.
• Never choose meat or poultry in packaging that is torn or leaking.
• Do not buy food past "Sell-By," "Use-By," or other expiration dates
• Always wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food.
• Don't cross-contaminate. Keep raw meat, poultry, fish, and their juices away from other food. After cutting raw meats, wash cutting board, utensils, and countertops with hot, soapy water.
• Cutting boards, utensils, and countertops can be sanitized by using a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water.
• Marinate meat and poultry in a covered dish in the refrigerator
• Beef, veal, and lamb steaks, roasts, and chops may be cooked to 145 °F.
• All cuts of pork, 160 °F.
• Ground beef, veal and lamb to 160 °F.
• All poultry should reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °F.

      Decorations

• Decorations should not be arranged so they obstruct the view of corridors or exits
• Decorations may not be hung or suspended from automatic sprinkler system branch lines or pipes
• Only UL listed electrical lights should be used on decorations.
• Place candles away from other materials.
• Use inflammable materials

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