Foodborne Illness Prevention for Food Establishments
Food safety should not only be a food service establishment’s top priority for patron’s health – but it’s also good business!
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Food Safety Education Month – Test Your Knowledge
September is National Food Safety Education Month and the perfect time to check your knowledge and educate yourself on food safety and reducing the risk of food poisoning. Take our free food safety training quiz to test your knowledge.
Produce Exposed to Flood Waters is Not Safe
Produce cannot safely be salvaged in flooded areas. Flood waters can be contaminated with oil, heavy metals, toxic chemicals, raw sewage, farm animal waste, agricultural run-off, pathogens, bacteria and other biohazards – and can create foodborne illness or food poisoning.
According to the FDA, if the edible portion of a crop is exposed to flood waters, it is considered adulterated and not safe for human consumption.
Food Safety Education Month – Prevent Foodborne Illness
Foodborne illness (also called foodborne disease and informally referred to as food poisoning) refers to human sickness or disease caused by consuming food or beverages contaminated with harmful biological, chemical, or physical hazards.
To prevent foodborne illness, it is necessary to understand how food becomes unsafe to eat and what proactive measures can be taken to keep food safe.
Cooling Food Safely
TCS foods are high risk foods that requires specific time and temperature controls to remain safe for consumption. When cooling this type of food, the temperature must be reduced from 135°F to 41°F or lower – within 6 hours.
Food Safety for Chicken
Raw chicken and poultry may contain harmful bacteria – such as salmonella, listeria, and campylobacter – and washing it does not remove the bacteria.
This bacteria can also be spread to other items and food – if proper procedures are not followed. The only way to kill bacteria on chicken is by cooking it to a safe internal temperature – as measured by a food thermometer.
Hurricane Preparedness and Food Safety
During hurricane season, your emergency plan should include a list of emergency supplies – along with a plan for safe food and water – that can get through a storm and the potential lengthy and unpleasant aftermath.
Food & Water Safety for Tropical Weather Emergencies
Are you and your family totally prepared for destructive effects of a tropical storm or a hurricane? Disasters don’t plan ahead. But you can.
Before weather emergencies, it is important to have a plan in place for emergency supplies, food, and water.
Food Safety for Grilling Ground Beef
Bacteria is of special concern with ground beef – because when beef is ground – more of the meat surface is exposed to potential harmful bacteria.
For this reason, ground beef must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F, so as to kill all the bacteria and avoid foodborne illness.
Labor Day – Grilling Food Safety Tips
Labor Day is the first Monday of September and pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. So, if you’re rolling out the grill for the last weekend of the summer, be sure to also roll out your grilling food safety principles and procedures.