food safety is for everyone module three written and developed by: lorraine harley, assistant...
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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
Equal Access Programs
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University of Maryland Extension
Cross-contamination
Module 3
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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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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
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Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Extension