Official sources
These are the official government sources used to provide the checker’s results. The list comes directly from the checker’s source records.
How to chill, freeze and defrost food safely
- UK nation
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Cooked leftovers
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Home food fact checker
- UK nation
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Cooked rice
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Keeping food safe on a picnic
- UK nation
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Picnic and buffet food
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Cooking food safely
- UK nation
- Scotland
- Topic
- Cooked leftovers
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Food storage
- UK nation
- Scotland
- Topic
- Cooked rice
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Picnic food safety
- UK nation
- Scotland
- Topic
- Picnic and buffet food
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Cooking your food
- UK nation
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Cooked leftovers
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Cooking food safely
- UK nation
- Scotland
- Topic
- Cooked leftovers
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Best before and use-by dates
- UK nation
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Use-by and best-before dates
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027
Use-by and best-before dates
- UK nation
- Scotland
- Topic
- Use-by and best-before dates
- Last checked
- 5 September 2026
- Review by
- 1 March 2027