Many cases of foodborne illness are linked to retail eating establishments. Consumers have high expectations that their food is safe; therefore you, as a food handler, have a responsibility to safeguard the health of consumers.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Demonstrate how to keep food safe
• Give examples of how food can become contaminated
• Follow procedures for reporting and handling non-conforming products
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The third common food handling mistake is poor personal hygiene.
Many pathogens can cause foodborne illness and are usually highly contagious. For this reason, if you are sick, you may not work in a foodservice operation.
And the fourth and final common food handling mistake is poor cleaning and sanitizing practices.
We have discovered that most food safety practices are under our control; on the other hand, what happens when a food company fails to deliver safe products? Let’s look at what actions to take when you come across a product that is non-conforming. A non-conforming products refers to a situation where the state or quality of the good delivered does not conform to what is required.
Controlling non-conforming food product is essential in your food business. Lack of control can lead to customer or consumer illness and injury and also impact the viability of your business.
Please read what makes a food product non-conforming.
Once a food product is identified as non-conforming, use the information from the supplier and then follow the procedure in the store for managing non-conforming
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Here’s what to do if a regulatory representative from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), or State Health Department discovers a problem with a food item.
When the FDA gets information that a certain product under their jurisdiction is defective, contaminated, or otherwise has potentially negative health implications, the agency may issue a public recall of that food product. Here are three main types of FDA recall classifications and examples.
Proper handling of recalled products is critical to the heath and safety of the consumer. Read the steps involved in removing a product from store shelves and away from the consumer. Ask your store manager for details.
In Summary, by making a commitment to food safety and applying these practices to reduce the risk of foodborne illness, will help you keep your store, co-workers, and customers safe.
In this course we’ve:
• Demonstrated how to keep food safe
• Gave examples of how food can become contaminated
• And outlined procedures for reporting and handling non-conforming
Almost every angle of the food industry can be considered dangerous. It is dangerous to make the food, as a meatpacking job is one that is viewed as having abnormally high risks; however when the food is handed over a counter on a tray or prepared in a family of four’s kitchen, it poses a huge risk to humankind. Foodborne illnesses are all too common and almost everybody has the possiblity of contracting a foodborne illness. These are life threatening diseases that need to be monitored and regulated; therefore the enforcement of government regulations in the fast food industry could potentially save many lives that are lost annually due to the numerous factors that need regulation.
All premises dealing with food registered with the council are inspected on a priority basis according to risk. New premises should register with the council so that an initial visit can be set up and carried out, this will allow them to give advice about complying with the rules set out by the Food Safety Act. All individual working with food and dealing with food should undergo food hygiene training to ensure that they are complying with the Food Safety Act.
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Storage and use of cleaning materials; Bulk cleaning agents shall not be stored in areas where food is prepared, processed, and/or stored. (Not accordance with the standard), some cleaning materials were store at the kitchen nearby foodstuffs.
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