Food safety

About Food Safety, Kitchen Safety...

1. 1 Food Safety  refers to handling, preparing and storing  food  in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from food borne illnesses.

2. Why is Food Safety and Sanitation Important? Infants and preschool aged children are a high-risk population for contracting food borne illness Their bodies have not built up adequate immune systems to fight illness Food safety

3. What is Food borne Illness? Commonly known as food poisoning, it is caused by eating food that is contaminated by bacteria or other harmful substances. Food safety

4. What contaminates food? Chemical hazards –cleaning supplies Physical hazards – foreign objects, i.e. dirt, hair, glass Biological hazards – bacteria & viruses (microorganisms) *Greatest threat to food safety, responsible for majority of food borne illness outbreaks Food safety

5. Food safety How does food become contaminated? Cross-contamination is the contamination of a food product from another source: People Equipment Food

6. Preventative Measures

7. Good Personal Hygiene Hands should be washed: Before preparing food After using the toilet After sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose, After touching foods or other items that may be contaminated with bacteria or other harmful substances

8. No Bare Hand Contact with Food When handling glassware, dishes and utensils, do not touch food contact areas with bare hands Right and Wrong ways to handle Food Wares

9. Purchase Safe Food VENDORS Buy only from reputable suppliers Inspect deliveries carefully do not buy food that is past the “sell-by,” “use-by,” or other expiration dates

10. Remember FAT TOM

11. Food Poisoning is a HAZARD. Eating the Poisoned food is taking a RISK that may lead to DEATH. Don’t Try to Welcome Death from Food.