2 FOOD RISKS What is food safety? WARM UP ☐ Touching your eyes, mouth, ears, nose, or hair ☐ Smoking ☐ Using the toilet ☐ Sneezing and coughing ☐ Handling raw food ☐ Taking out the trash ☐ Touching a pet or other animal ☐ Touching any dirty surfaces Tick the actions which you think might contaminate food. Food safety Ensuring the safety of food is a responsibility among producers, industry, government, and consumers. Food safety involves the safe of food from the time it is grown, packaged, distributed, prepared, and stored to prevent illnesses. is food that is free not only from toxins, pesticides, and chemical and physical contaminants, but also from microbiological pathogens, such as bacteria, parasites, and viruses that can cause illness. shared handling food-borne Safe food Food sanitation Everyone involved in food production, food , food preparation, and food service must have essential information about basic microbiology, how food becomes contaminated, and the importance of personal hygiene and . Workers who understand why is so important are more likely to use safe practices. A food handler is anyone who works in a food business and who either handles food or surfaces that are likely to be in contact with food. Food handlers have related to their health and hygiene and for doing whatever possible to make sure that they do not make food unsafe or unsuitable to eat. They must wear clean outer clothing, not eat, smoke, sneeze, blow, or cough over unprotected food. They must wash their hands before they start handling food, immediately after smoking, coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief, eating, drinking, smoking, and using the toilet. These standards of sanitation are just as important and valid in , most cases of food-borne illnesses actually begin at home. processing good work habits food sanitation specific responsibilities home kitchens as MORE The Golden rule for food storage is: "Keep food clean, keep cold food cold and hot food hot and keep food covered". 1 DO What are the correct steps to follow in food preparation? ☐ Chill – refrigerate promptly ☐ Clean – wash hands and surfaces often ☐ Cook – cook to the right temperature ☐ Separate – don’t cross-contaminate 1