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Food Safety is for Everyone

Module ThreeWritten and developed by:

Lorraine Harley, Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Maryland ExtensionCalvert/Charles/St Mary’s Counties

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Copyright 2010 by Lorraine Harley, Assistant Professor,

University of Maryland Extension

Cross-contamination

Module 3

Copyright 2010 by Lorraine Harley, Assistant Professor,

University of Maryland Extension

Cross contamination:

Is the transfer of a harmful substance from:

• Food to food• Equipment/utensil to food• People to food

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How does cross contamination occur?

Poor personal hygiene Raw food in contact with ready to eat foods Contact with contaminated surfaces Improper storage practices Contact with food service workers Contamination from consumers

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University of Maryland Extension

Human Hands (C-L-E-A-N)

• Human hands• Poor personal hygiene

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S-e-p-a-r-a-t-e

• Direct contact from raw food to a ready-to-eat food

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Food contact surfaces…

Equipment,UtensilsWiping cloths

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Contact surfaces: A word about cutting boards….

Wood or plastic

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Contact surfaces continued…

What about that

Sponge?

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Cleaning vs. Sanitizing

What is the difference

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Lets’ go shopping

S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E

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Shopping continued…

Obey the 2 hour rule in every situation!

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Refrigerator/Freezer temperatures

Refrigerator 40° or slightly below

Freezer 0° F

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Avoid improper storage practices

Perishable foodFrozen foodShelf-stable foodF.I.F.O

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Do Not:

Keep food in the refrigerator longer than 3 or 4 days

When in doubt toss it out!!

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Choosing a restaurant:

Food service workers– Choose a restaurant carefully– Personal hygiene– Use of hair restraints– Food handlers who are ill

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Contamination from consumers

Poor personal hygiene

Product tampering

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What else should you know about

cross-contamination?

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Using hair restraints

Family gatheringsPicnicsChurch gatherings

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Contamination from ice

Remember!Ice used to

keep foods cool is not safe for human consumption

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To help prevent cross contamination:

Clean

Separate

Cook

ChillCopyright 2010 by Lorraine Harley,

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Extension

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