This document discusses the importance of food safety and sanitation in child care settings. Foodborne illness poses a high risk to young children as their immune systems are still developing. Proper hygiene, food handling, storage, preparation, and cleaning/sanitation practices are essential to prevent contamination and the growth of bacteria. Key steps include washing hands frequently, avoiding bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, properly storing and cooking foods, and using a sanitizing solution to clean surfaces. Maintaining high standards of cleanliness helps protect children's health.
Basic Guidance Principles for Restaurants and Food Handlers, including Personal Hygiene, Freezing, Contamination & Stock Control. An introduction to Food Hygiene Rules!
Food Safety refers to
handling, preparing and
storing food in a way to best
reduce the risk of
individuals becoming sick
from foodborne illnesses. Cross contamination is covered and the food cleaning and sanitation is explained in detail. Difference between food safety and sanitation is also a part of the presentation.
This module is intended for community educators to use to teach their clients about time temperature abuse. It is appropriate for anyone who cooks for groups including those with religous institutions. It is also beneficial for general consumers. It is meant for commercial food service.
Basic Guidance Principles for Restaurants and Food Handlers, including Personal Hygiene, Freezing, Contamination & Stock Control. An introduction to Food Hygiene Rules!
Food Safety refers to
handling, preparing and
storing food in a way to best
reduce the risk of
individuals becoming sick
from foodborne illnesses. Cross contamination is covered and the food cleaning and sanitation is explained in detail. Difference between food safety and sanitation is also a part of the presentation.
This module is intended for community educators to use to teach their clients about time temperature abuse. It is appropriate for anyone who cooks for groups including those with religous institutions. It is also beneficial for general consumers. It is meant for commercial food service.
Comparative analysis on food infections and food intoxicationsProximaDhiman
comparing food intoxication and infection, microbiologically oriented information about various foo-borne diseases,
types of food-borne diseases and their comparison.
types of food infection
bacterial food borne infection
viral food borne infection
parasitic food borne infection
types of food intoxication-
1.chemical intoxication and their further divisions,
2.plant intoxication
3.animal intoxication
4.bacterial intoxication
5.fungal intoxication
Pest Management In Commercial Food EstablishmentsDarren Kincaid
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Training Slide which outlines measures that will
Assist food businesses achieve the requirements of the Food Safety Standards.
Provide food handlers with the necessary skills and knowledge of food safety and hygiene matters relevant to their work activities.
Raise the level of compliance with food legislation throughout the food industry.
Food sanitation
Food sanitation
It included all practices involved in protecting food from risk of contamination, harmful bacteria, poisons and foreign bodies, preventing any bacteria from multiplying to an extent which would result in an illness of consumers; and destroying any harmful bacteria in the food by thorough cooking or processing.
The primary tenet of food-service sanitation is absolute cleanliness
It begins with personal hygiene, the safe handling of foods during preparation, and clean utensils, equipment, appliances, storage facilities, kitchen and dining room.
Definition of terms
Food – Any substance whether simple, mixed or compounded that is used as food, drink, confectionery or condiments.
Safety – is overall quality of food fit for consumption.
Sanitation – is a health of being clean and conducive to health.
Cleanliness – is the absence of visible soil or dirt and is not necessarily sanitized.
Microbiology - the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effect on other microorganisms.
Microorganisms - organism of microscopic or submicroscopic
Food Infection - microbial infection resulting from ingestion of contaminated foods.
Food Intoxication - type of illness caused by toxins. Under favorable condition certain bacteria produce chemical compounds called toxins
Food Spoilage - means the original nutritional value, texture, flavor of the food are damaged, the food become harmful to people and unsuitable to eat.
Foodborne Illness – A disease carried or transmitted to people by food.
Food Safety : A Top Priority
Food safety is the responsibility in every person who is involve in food service. Serving safe food is the top priority for every food service employee.
Dangers of food borne illness
Individual – Food borne illness are the greatest danger to food safety. It could result to illness or diseases to an individual that would affect their overall health, work and personal lives.
Loss of family income
Increased insurance
Medical expenses
Cost of special dietary needs
Loss of productivity, leisure and travel opportunities
Death or funeral expense
Establishment – Food borne illness outbreak can cost an establishment thousands of pesos, it can even be the reason an establishment is forced to closed.
Loss of customers and sales
Loss of prestige and reputation
Lawsuits
Increase insurance premiums
Lowered employee morale
Employee absenteeism
Increase employee turn over
Embarrassment
Types of Food Contaminants
Biological Contaminants
Physical Contaminants
Chemical Contaminant
Biological Contaminant – A microbial contaminant that may cause a food borne illness (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, biological toxins)
Examples:
Sea food toxins
Mushroom toxins
Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella bacteria
Preventing Bio
Comparative analysis on food infections and food intoxicationsProximaDhiman
comparing food intoxication and infection, microbiologically oriented information about various foo-borne diseases,
types of food-borne diseases and their comparison.
types of food infection
bacterial food borne infection
viral food borne infection
parasitic food borne infection
types of food intoxication-
1.chemical intoxication and their further divisions,
2.plant intoxication
3.animal intoxication
4.bacterial intoxication
5.fungal intoxication
Pest Management In Commercial Food EstablishmentsDarren Kincaid
Environmental Health Services, a Pest Control comapnay specializing in eco-sensitive pest solutions, presents an extremely informative presentation on how pests, rodents, and insects can be controlled in commercial food establishments.
Importancia de la labor del manipulador de alimentos, generalidades sobre las enfermedades alimentarias, características de los microorganismos y normas de higiene que se deben seguir antes - durante - después de la preparación y la servida de los alimentos. VISITE: www.nutricion.cr
Training Slide which outlines measures that will
Assist food businesses achieve the requirements of the Food Safety Standards.
Provide food handlers with the necessary skills and knowledge of food safety and hygiene matters relevant to their work activities.
Raise the level of compliance with food legislation throughout the food industry.
Food sanitation
Food sanitation
It included all practices involved in protecting food from risk of contamination, harmful bacteria, poisons and foreign bodies, preventing any bacteria from multiplying to an extent which would result in an illness of consumers; and destroying any harmful bacteria in the food by thorough cooking or processing.
The primary tenet of food-service sanitation is absolute cleanliness
It begins with personal hygiene, the safe handling of foods during preparation, and clean utensils, equipment, appliances, storage facilities, kitchen and dining room.
Definition of terms
Food – Any substance whether simple, mixed or compounded that is used as food, drink, confectionery or condiments.
Safety – is overall quality of food fit for consumption.
Sanitation – is a health of being clean and conducive to health.
Cleanliness – is the absence of visible soil or dirt and is not necessarily sanitized.
Microbiology - the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effect on other microorganisms.
Microorganisms - organism of microscopic or submicroscopic
Food Infection - microbial infection resulting from ingestion of contaminated foods.
Food Intoxication - type of illness caused by toxins. Under favorable condition certain bacteria produce chemical compounds called toxins
Food Spoilage - means the original nutritional value, texture, flavor of the food are damaged, the food become harmful to people and unsuitable to eat.
Foodborne Illness – A disease carried or transmitted to people by food.
Food Safety : A Top Priority
Food safety is the responsibility in every person who is involve in food service. Serving safe food is the top priority for every food service employee.
Dangers of food borne illness
Individual – Food borne illness are the greatest danger to food safety. It could result to illness or diseases to an individual that would affect their overall health, work and personal lives.
Loss of family income
Increased insurance
Medical expenses
Cost of special dietary needs
Loss of productivity, leisure and travel opportunities
Death or funeral expense
Establishment – Food borne illness outbreak can cost an establishment thousands of pesos, it can even be the reason an establishment is forced to closed.
Loss of customers and sales
Loss of prestige and reputation
Lawsuits
Increase insurance premiums
Lowered employee morale
Employee absenteeism
Increase employee turn over
Embarrassment
Types of Food Contaminants
Biological Contaminants
Physical Contaminants
Chemical Contaminant
Biological Contaminant – A microbial contaminant that may cause a food borne illness (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, biological toxins)
Examples:
Sea food toxins
Mushroom toxins
Clostridium Botulinum
Salmonella bacteria
Preventing Bio
Food Hygiene:
Food hygiene is defined as ‘the measures and conditions necessary to control hazards and to ensure fitness for human consumption of a foodstuff taking into account its intended use’.9 EU food law is science-based.
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2. Why is Food Safety and Sanitation in
Child Care Settings Important?
Infants and preschool aged children are
a high-risk population for contracting
food borne illness
Their bodies have not built up adequate
immune systems to fight illness
2
3. What is Food borne Illness?
Commonly known as food poisoning,
it is caused by eating food that is
contaminated by bacteria or other
harmful substances
3
4. What contaminates food?
Chemical hazards –cleaning supplies
Physical hazards – foreign objects, i.e. dirt, hair, glass
Biological hazards – bacteria & viruses (microorganisms)
*Greatest threat to food safety, responsible for
majority of food borne illness outbreaks
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5. How does food become contaminated?
Cross-contamination is the contamination of
a food product from another source:
People Equipment
Food 5
6. Bacteria also need to grow before they become a
foodborne threat
Proper food handling practices are important to reduce the
likelihood that bacteria will be allowed to grow and
contaminate food:
TIME
TEMPERATURE
FOOD
STORAGE
How does food become contaminated?
HYGIENE
SANITATION
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7. How can I prevent cross-contamination
of food and foodborne illness?
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8. Good Personal Hygiene
No Bare Hand Contact With Food
Purchase Safe Food
Store Food Properly
Prepare and Cook Food Adequately
Clean and Sanitize
8
9. The most important tool you have to prevent
food borne illness is good personal hygiene
Bacteria like Staphylococci are found on the hair, skin,
mouth, nose and in the throat of healthy people.
According to one estimate, nearly 50 percent of healthy food
handlers carry disease agents that can be transmitted by food.
Food preparers, food servers
(anyone involved with food service to children)
Do not allow people with infected cuts/sores, colds,
or other communicable diseases to prepare or serve food
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10. Hand Washing
• The single most important means of preventing the spread
of infection and illness, and cross-contamination
Proper Hand Washing Procedure:
Wet your hands with running water as hot as you can
comfortably stand
Apply Soap
Vigorously scrub hands and arms for ten to fifteen seconds
Rinse thoroughly under running water
Dry hands and arms with a single-use paper towel or warm-
air hand dryer
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11. Hands should be washed:
• Before preparing food
• After using the toilet
• After sneezing, coughing or blowing your
nose,
• After touching foods or other items that may
be contaminated with bacteria or other
harmful substances
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12. Food Preparers
• SINGLE-USE gloves shall be used when working
with
• Ready-to-eat food items (bread, fruits/vegetables, deli
meats and cheeses, tuna fish)
• Raw animal food (chicken, pork, beef)
SINGLE-USE Gloves – one pair of gloves may not be used for
multiple tasks. When interruptions occur in the operation (ex.
food preparer needs to get something from
refrigerator/storage room) gloves need to be replaced
because they become contaminated with touching door
handles, packaging, etc. 12
13. Food Servers (food preparer, teacher, helper)
• Use utensils (tongs, serving spoons, spatulas) when serving
or handling food
• Use SINGLE-USE gloves
• Have children serve themselves family style with utensils.
Kids can also grab food themselves – opportunity to teach
SINGLE-USE gloves – one pair of gloves may not be used for
multiple tasks. When interruptions occur during food service
(ex. food server needs to pick up a fork that fell on the floor,
help a child push in a chair, touching anything but the
prepared food) gloves need to be changed
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15. • VENDORS
– Buy only from reputable suppliers
– Inspect deliveries carefully
– Sample temperatures of received food items
– Put refrigerated and frozen items away
immediately
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16. • GROCERY STORE
• Read the label – do not buy food that is past the “sell-
by,” “use-by,” or other expiration dates
• Purchase meat, poultry and dairy products last
• Ground beef should be cherry-red or purple-red if in vacuum
packaging
• Place meat, poultry and seafood in plastic bags to prevent juices
from dripping on other foods in the cart
• Keep raw meat, poultry and seafood separate from other food
items
• Check that all food packages are intact
• Select produce that is fresh, not bruised or damaged
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17. • Keep out of temperature danger zone
• Refrigerator – 40°F or lower
• Freezer - 0°F or lower
• Label and date food
• Leftover prepared food which was not served must be
labeled and dated, refrigerated promptly and used
within 36 hours, or frozen immediately for later use
• Commercially-prepared, ready-to-serve opened food
items can be kept up to 7 days when they are properly
stored/refrigerated
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18. • Dry Storage
• Dry food should be stored in sealed containers
(zip-type bags, metal, glass or food-grade plastic
containers with tight-fitting covers) and shall be
labeled
• Clean, dry, ventilated and lighted storerooms or
areas protected from contamination by sewage,
wastewater backflow, condensation, leakage or
vermin
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19. Thaw Foods Properly
In Refrigerator At 40°F or lower
Under Cold
Running Water
Water must be 70°F or lower
Microwave Food must be cooked immediately after
thawing
Part of Cooking Process Food must meet the required minimum
internal cooking temperature
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20. Cook to Minimum Temperatures
Sample:
165° F
• Poultry
• Stuffing/Casserole
• Hazardous food cooked in microwave
(eggs, poultry, meat, fish)
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21. Doneness versus Safety:
• Doneness is subjective. It is the appearance, texture,
color, smell and flavor of food
• Safety is cooking to the required minimum temperature to
destroy bacteria. Use a food thermometer to accurately
measure
Leftovers
• Heat to 165°F and bring gravies and sauces to a rolling
boil before serving
• In microwave, beware of cold spots and use a food
thermometer to check the temperature in several places
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22. Avoid the DANGER ZONE
Keep hot food hot and cold food cold!
135°
DANGER ZONE
• When cold food goes above 40° F
• When hot food falls below 135° F
• Bacteria can multiply rapidly in
perishable food left in the danger
zone for more than 2 hours
• Throw away perishable food that
has been left at room temperature
for more than 2 hours
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23. Any surface that comes in contact with food must be
cleaned and sanitized
• Clean: Remove food and other types of soil from a
surface
• Sanitize: Reduce the number of microorganisms on a
clean surface to safe levels
• Bleach Solution: One capful bleach (1 ½ tsp) to one
gallon of water
• Other approved sanitizers
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24. What surfaces?
• Kitchen counters
• Knives, mixing spoons and other utensils
• Mixing bowls and other food preparation
containers
• Cutting boards
• Tables children eat on
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25. • Dishwashing Procedures (see next slide for illustration)
• Manual (3-compartment sink)
1. Rinse, scrape or soak items before washing
2. Wash in 110° - 125°F water, using soap/detergent
3. Rinse by immersing in clean, hot water to remove
soap/detergent or by spraying soap/detergent off,
removing all traces of food and detergent. If dipping
the items, change the rinse water when it becomes
dirty or full of suds.
4. Sanitize for minimum 2 minutes in 1 ½ teaspoons of
bleach per gallon of water (or other Department of
Health Services approved sanitizer)
5. Air-dry Items – upside down so they will drain
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27. • If your center has a two compartment sink, you
must arrange for all three steps: Wash, rise and
sanitize:
• Purchase a bucket/tub to put your sanitizing solution
in and sanitize your dishes in the tub (1 ½ teaspoons
of bleach per gallon of water or other Department of
Health Services approved sanitizer)
OR
• Wash and rinse dishes in the two sinks, drain the rinse
sink, make a sanitizing solution and sanitize the dishes
after
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28. • Dishwashing Procedures continued
• Commercial
• Dishwasher shall have a visible temperature gauge
• Wash at 130°F to 150°F for 20 seconds, rinse and
sanitize at 180°F for 10 seconds or more OR use
chemical sanitizer
• All dishes/utensils must be air dried
• Home-type dish washer
• After dishwasher is done, sanitize dishes/utensils by
submerging for minimum 2 minutes in 1 ½ teaspoons of
bleach per gallon of water (or other Department of
Health Services approved sanitizer)
• All dishes/utensils must be air dried
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To start this section about food safety and sanitation, it is important to understand why food safety is so important in the child care setting.
Infants and preschool aged children are classified as a high risk population for contracting food borne illness. Their bodies have not built up adequate immune systems to fight off bacteria or infection that may enter their bodies.
As child care providers, infants and preschool aged children are in your primary care. It is your responsibility to ensure their safety, which includes serving food that is safe at meals and snacks.
We are going to start this section on food safety and sanitation by addressing a few questions to get us set up for discussing the topic.
First, what is food borne illness?
Food borne illness is commonly known as food poisoning. It is caused by eating food that is contaminated by bacteria or other harmful substances.
What are harmful substances? What contaminates food?
There are three types of food safety hazards: Chemical, Physical and Biological.
Chemical hazards include cleaning supplies – this is why the DPI checks for cleaning supply storage and proximity to food storage when we conduct a review.
Physical hazards are foreign objects, think like dirt, hair and glass. This is why it is important for the food preparer to wear a hair net or tie their hair back when preparing meals.
Last, biological hazards are bacteria, viruses and parasites – microorganisms. These are the greatest threat to food safety, and are responsible for the majority of food borne illness outbreaks.
Now that we know what contaminates food, how does food become contaminated?
Food becomes contaminated by the cross-contamination from another source. These sources are people, other food, and equipment.
Bacteria also need to grow before they become a food borne illness threat.
Proper food handling practices are important to reduce the likelihood that bacteria will be allowed to grow and contaminate food. Factors including how food is stored, cooking practices including the temperature to which a food is cooked, as well as how long a food is cooked for, will affect bacteria growth. Personal hygiene and sanitation practices also impact food being contaminated with bacteria.
All of these things will be discussed in further detail.
So the question you should all be asking yourselves is, “How can I prevent cross-contamination of food and food borne illness?”
The following six points address how to prevent cross-contamination and food borne illness. They will be discussed in further detail in the following slides.
Good Personal Hygiene is the most important tool you have to prevent food borne illness.
Many of the bacteria that can lead to food borne illness from food is found on our bodies…on our hair, skin, mouth, nose and throat. Even of healthy people. And, according to one estimate, nearly 50 percent of healthy food handlers carry disease agents that can be transmitted by food.
Therefore, personal hygiene is especially important for food preparers and food servers – anyone involved with food service to children. And, people with infected cuts, sores or colds should not be allowed to prepare or serve food.
When Staphylococcus bacteria get into warm food and multiply, they produce a toxin or poison that causes illness. The toxin is not detectable by taste or smell. While the bacteria itself can be killed by temperatures of 120 F, its toxin is heat resistant; therefore, it is important to keep the staph organism from growing. Keep food clean to prevent its contamination, keep it either hot (above 140 F) or cold (below 40 F) during serving time, and as quickly as possible refrigerate or freeze leftovers and foods to be served later.
Symptoms include abdominal cramps, vomiting, severe diarrhea and exhaustion. These usually appear within one to eight hours after eating staph-infected food and last one or two days. The illness seldom is fatal.
Foods commonly involved in staphylococcal intoxication include protein foods such as ham, processed meats, tuna, chicken, sandwich fillings, cream fillings, potato and meat salads, custards, milk products and creamed potatoes. Foods that are handled frequently during preparation are prime targets for staphylococci contamination.
Hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection and illness, and cross-contamination.
Listed here is the proper hand washing procedure that should be followed.
Not directly touching food with bare hands is also important for preventing cross-contamination and food borne illness.
For food preparers, single use gloves shall be used when working with ready-to-eat foods items and raw animal foods.
Single Use gloves mean one pair of gloves cannot be used for multiple tasks. An example of this would be when the food preparer is assembling sandwiches and needs to get something out of the refrigerator. The food preparer touches the door handle with his/her glove, grabs an item out of the refrigerator, etc.. The glove must now be changed before he/she resumes making sandwiches.
Similarly, food servers, anyone in your center involved with serving food to children, (this might be the food preparer, teacher or any other helper), are also not to touch food with bare hands.
Servers should use utensils like tongs, serving spoons and spatulas when serving food. Or, single-use gloves shall be used. No bare hands should ever touch food that will be eaten. Gloves would need to be changed when interruptions occur during food service. For example, the food server needs to pick up a fork that fell on the floor, help a child push in a chair, touching anything but the prepared food. Gloves need to be changed.
Lastly, to avoid the issue of touching food, have the children serve themselves family style and have them use utensils. Kids will probably also grab food with their own bare hands, but this provides a great opportunity to teach children about manners at the dinner table, taking only what they will eat and not touching everyone else’s food.
Lastly, it is important to keep bare hands from touching where food comes into contact with plates, glassware, etc. This pictures shows the wrongs and rights of touching some of these items.
First, see to it that you are purchasing safe food. If you purchase food from a vendor:
Buy only from reputable suppliers
Inspect your deliveries carefully – look at packaging, are they intact?
Sample temperatures of cold or frozen foods to make sure they are not in the danger zone
Put away refrigerated and frozen items immediately.
If you purchase food from a grocery store:
Purchase meat, poultry and dairy products last since they need to be kept cold
Keep packages of raw meat and poultry separate from other food items
Check that all food packages are intact
Select produce that is fresh
Make sure products are refrigerated or put in freezer as soon as possible
Next, store food properly.
Keep food out of the danger zone. Your refrigerator should always be at or less than 40 degrees, and your freezer should always be at or less than 0 degrees.
Label and date food. Leftover food which has not been served must be labeled and dated and refrigerated promptly. It must then be used within 36 hours, per state licensing regulations, or frozen immediately for later use.
Commercially prepared, ready-to-serve opened food items can be kept for up to 7 days when properly labeled, dated and refrigerated.
Dry food should be stored in a designated clean, dry, ventilated and lighted area. Food should be sealed in an air tight container, zip-type bags, metal, glass or food-grade plastic container, and shall be labeled.
Preparing and cooking food adequately is also important for preventing food borne illness.
First, when thawing frozen items, thaw foods properly.
Freezing does not kill micro-organisms.
When frozen food is thawed and exposed to temperatures in the danger zone, bacteria will grow.
Therefore, food should never be thawed at room temperature.
The four acceptable methods for thawing potentially hazardous foods are:
In the refrigerator, which should always be at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Under cold running water, which is 70 degrees Fahrenheit or lower. Water should be continuously running and not just sitting in a container or the sink.
In the microwave. If you thaw food with this method you must cook the food immediately after thawing.
Last, part of the cooking process. For example, you take frozen ground beef out of the freezer and start to cook it in a saucepan right away. The food must meet the required minimum internal cooking temperature by the time you are done thawing and cooking the food.
Second, when preparing and cooking food, cook to the required minimum internal temperature.
There is a handout in your folder that lists required minimum cooking temperatures for various items. The following is a sample of foods that must reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Oftentimes people think they can sense when food is done cooking based on visual or other sense perception. There is a difference between doneness and food being cooked to the safe minimum internal temperature. Doneness is subjective – it is the appearance of how cooked an item is, the texture, color of food, smell or flavor. Safety is cooking to the required minimum temperature to destroy bacteria. The only way to determine safety is by using a food thermometer to accurately measure the internal temperature.
This is also important when reheating leftovers to destroy any bacteria that may have had the opportunity to grow while it was being cooled. Always reheat leftovers to 165 degrees internal temperature and bring gravies and sauces to a rolling boil. If reheating in the microwave, beware of cold spots from uneven heating and use a food thermometer to check the temperature in several places.
Whenever dealing with food you always want to make sure you avoid the danger zone.
The danger zone is between 40 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit and is the range of temperatures in which bacteria can multiply rapidly in foods. You do not want to hold food between these temperatures. Best practice is to keep cold food below 40 degrees and hot food above 135 degrees.
If hot food does fall below 135 degrees, it must be reheated to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees. And, if food falls below 135 degrees and is left there for longer than 2 hours, throw it away.
So if you are saving a plate of food for a child to eat at a later time, place it in the refrigerator and reheat at the time the child will be eating the meal. Do not make a plate and leave it on the counter. Guaranteed the food will fall into the danger zone. Do not risk the health of the child by leaving a plate out at room temperature.
Using contaminated equipment is also how food itself can become contaminated and unsafe.
Any surface that comes into contact with food must be clean and sanitized.
Note that cleaning and sanitizing are two different things. Cleaning is removing food and other dirt from a surface. Such as cleaning food crumbs off a table, or wiping raw chicken pieces off of a cutting board.
Sanitizing is reducing the number of microorganisms on a clean surface to safe levels. A common sanitizing solution is one capful of bleach (1 ½ tsp) to one gallon of water. Make this up and keep in labeled spray bottles. Or, you can use a sanitizer that has been approved by the Department of Health Services.
What surfaces are important to keep clean and sanitized?
Kitchen counters or other surface where food is being prepared.
Knives, mixing spoons and other utensils used for preparing food.
Mixing bowls and other food prep containers
Cutting boards and the tables/surfaces that children eat meals and snacks on.
Cleaning and sanitizing dishes properly is also key to ensure that items used to prepare meals, and in some cases plates and bowls kids eat from (when not using paper plates), are free from bacteria that can grow when left to sit out at room temperature.
When washing dishes manually, you must follow this procedure. It is illustrated on the next slide.
When using a commercial dishwasher, the dishwasher shall have a visible temperature gauge. Dishes shall be washed with water between the temperatures of 130 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and sanitized with water that is at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit or with a chemical sanitizer. All dishes/utensils must be air dried.
If you use a home-type dish washer that does not show how hot the washing water and sanitizer water reach, or, if it does not reach the 180 degree temperature, you must sanitize the dishes after the washing cycle is completed. Do this by submerging dishes in sanitizing solution for a minimum of 2 minutes. All dishes must be air dried.