Unit 1 Introducing Food Safety Sanitation Prevention of

Unit 1 Introducing… Food Safety & Sanitation

Prevention of Illness from Food We Eat: • A Food-borne illness is a sickness caused by eating food that contains a harmful microorganism (living bacteria & viruses) and we can prevent this with… 1 2 3 Proper Food Safety Personal Hygiene Sanitary Work Habits What do you think some symptoms of Food Borne Illnesses include? . . .

1 Proper Food Safety …Symptoms are flu-like and can occur anywhere from 24 -72 hours later. This is why it can be hard to determine if you are sick from food or from someone else.

Keep Food Safe with these 4 Steps: 1. Separate cooked and uncooked food when raw meat is used! v This avoids cross-contamination, which transfers harmful bacteria from one food to another.

Keep Food safe with 4 Steps: 2. Clean…in HOT/SOAPY WATER v Counters v Stove tops v Cutting boards v Hands v Fruits and vegetables v Spills and meat juices

3. Cook Thoroughly It’s important to check the Internal temperatures for the following: v Ground Beef - 160° F v Roasts & steaks - at least 145° F. v Poultry 170° - 180° F. v Seafood - Cook until opaque and flakes easily with a fork. v Leftovers - Bring sauces, soups and gravies to a boil.

Keep Food safe with 4 Steps: 4. Chill v Keep foods out of the danger zone, which ranges from 40 -140 degrees, no longer than 2 hours. -This is room temperature. v Keep hot foods hot & cold foods cold! v “When in doubt, throw it out!”