Shopping for Meat and Seafood
Top shoppers have shared with us that one component of ensuring member satisfaction is delivering meat products that have been kept at a safe temperature to avoid spoilage and have not contaminated other groceries.
Tips for selecting and delivering quality meat items:
Review the weight listed on the package to ensure you are choosing an item that weighs as close to what the member requested as possible.
Check to see if the member left a note on the item. For example, the member may request for the item to be boneless, skinless, or have a specific fat content.
Select items with the furthest expiration date.
Inspect the container's packaging for tears or holes, which could cause spoilage or leakage.
Be sure raw meat and seafood is bagged separately from other groceries to avoid cross-contamination.
Use and tightly close the store-provided plastic bags to keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood separate from other items.
Place meat and seafood in insulated bags after checking out to ensure they are kept at the appropriate temperature while delivering to avoid spoilage.