Challenges to Food Safety
Why would language and education be a challenge in the work force?
People have different cultural backgrounds and they might speak different languages. People also have different levels of education, and it might be challenging to teach them new things.
Describe what controlling time and temperature would look like.
Anything you guys come up with
What are the 8 most common allergies
Peanut, Shellfish, Soy, Treenuts, Eggs, Wheat, Milk, and Fish
Name the big 6 types of contamination
Norovirsus, Hepatitis A, E. Coli, Shigella, Salmonella Typhi, Non-typhoidal Salmonella
What is PHS stand for?
U.S Public Health Service
What is a food-borne illness?
a disease transmitted through food to humans
What does it mean to practice having good personal hygiene? Name at least 2
Washing your hands often, taking shower, not biting your nails or picking at them, not scatching your head when handling food, and etc.
What are the symptoms of allergies
hives, swelling, shortness of breathe or wheezing, and nausea
How can you prevent Norovirsus
Wash your hands!!!
What is the FDA? What do they do?
The FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. The inspect all food except meat, poultry, and eggs.
Who conducts an investigation fro an outbreak?
The are conducted by the state and local
Name 3 ways to keep food safe
Controlling time and temperature
Preventing cross contamination
Practicing personal hygiene
or Anything else you come up with
What does alert stand for?
A-Assure
L-Look
E-Employees
R-Record
T-Threat
What are the types of contamination?
Physical, Chemical, and Biological
What does the State and Local do?
They write or adopt the food code that regulates retail and food service operations
Name 4 challenges for food safety
time and money
language and education
buying from unapproved suppliers
High risk suppliers
What does time and temperature abuse mean?
The food is not being cooked and the recommended internal temperature and not being store in the proper temperature.
What is a key word associated with bio toxins
Pathogens
What does FATTOM stand for?
F-Food
A-Acidity
T-Time
T-Temperature
O-Oxygen
M-Moisture
Who conducts a research if a food-borne illness outbreaks?
CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
If your boss enters the kitchen without properly washing their hands, touches the food currently being taken to customers, and then leaves. What should be done with the food being taken out to the customers?
Dispose of the food and sanitize the tray that was being taken out.
Before cooking pork, beef, and poultry what should you do to each one?
Wash them
What Allergens are commonly found in baked goods?
Milk, Gluten, and Eggs
What can happen when one food item is moldy while others aren’t?
The mold will spread
If you need to have your meat, poultry, or eggs inspected, or food is going across state line. Which agency is involved
USDA (U.S Department of Agriculture)