Lockley,Courtney

Tue12:003:10
Course#70690

FoodSafetyintheWorkplaceandatHome

FoodSafetyisalegitimateconcernwhenitcomestosicknessandavoidingit.Ioriginally
learnedaboutFoodSafetyduringmytimespentworkingataconcessionsstandforamovie
theatre.Thestepsareclean,separate,cookandchill.Cleancomesfirstwhereyoumustcleanyour
handsbeforepreparingfoodssothatthebacteriathatiscommonlyonhandsdoesnotrelocateto
thefoodyouarehandlingyouarealsosupposedtokeepthesurfacesyoupreparefoodoncleanfor
theverysamereason.Nextyoumustseparateyourdifferenttypesoffoodsrawmeatsmustbe
separatefromreadytoeatfoodslikevegetablessothatyoucanpreventcrosscontamination.After
separatethereiscookwhichiswhereyoucookfoodattheappropriateheat,differentmeatshave
differenttemperaturestheycookatandcooktimessoyoumustbewary.Lastlythereischillwhere
youmakesurethatyourfoodiskeptatanappropriatetemperatureineithertherefrigeratoror
freezer.IsadlyfoundoutIwasntveryfoodsafetysavvyonpagefourhundredandseventyoneof
thetextbookeventhoughIdohavesomeexperienceinfoodpreparationfrommytimeasa
concessionsstandemployee.
AtthemovietheatrewewerecorrectlytaughtalloftheFightBac(teria)steps.Wewere
toldtowashourhandswhenwefirstarrivedonthescenein,afterweusetherestroomandwhen
wehandlefoodandafterwehandledfoodseventhoughwehadglovesonfortheactualhandlingof
thefoodportion.Wewerealsotoldtowashourhandsrightafterwecleanedourstationswitha
rag,bleach,soapandahotwatermixaswellaswhenyouhandleyourregister,cashandwhenyou
sneeze.IwouldalwaysmakesuretowashbeneathmynailsasgermsareabhorrenttomeandId
wantwhoeverpreparesmyownfoodtoperformthesamecourtesy.Sanitationwaskeyandnightly
atthetheatresomeonewouldhavetowashallofthedishesthatwereusedduringthedayina
bleach,soapandahotwatermixwithasponge,scouringpadandacleanragthismixthatwas

usedonthedisheswasalsousedonallsurfacesintheconcessionsstandareaincluding
microwaves,ovens,sodamachines,hotdogmachines,ICEEmachinesaswellasthepopcorn
machine.Thenextstepwasseparatewhichweactuallyhadlittleneedofatthemovietheatreasthe
serveditemsweresodifferentcommonsensetoldyoutokeepthingsseparateanyway.Likenacho
chips,hotdogs,cookies,churros,jalapeos,microwaveablepretzelsandmicrowaveable

hamburgers.WellIsupposewehadtouseseparateforthehamburgersandpretzelsbut
wehadtwomicrowavessonotreally.SeparatewasmostlyusedathomeIveseenmy
momwashacuttingboardandherhandsafterusingthemforrawchicken,thenaftera
sanitizeperiodusethecuttingboardforsausageorsalmonwithadifferentknifeor
whateverothermeatshewaspreparingathome.andsheneverusesameatcuttingboard
touseitincuttingvegetablesforfearofcrosscontamination.

Followingseparatewascook,weweretoldhowlongmicrowaveitemswhereto
goinforaswellastheheatandtimeforcookies,churrosandhotdogs.tomakesure
hotdogswerecookedtocompletiontherewasathermometerwewouldplaceinice
watertochillittozerodegreesthenuseittomakesurethehotdogshadreachedone
hundredandfiftydegreesfahrenheit.thentheywereplacedinthehotdogwarmerwhich
waskeptatonehundredfortydegreesthesameforchurrosandnachochipsintheir
individualdisplaycases.Alotofthefoodweprepareathomerequireseitherathree
hundredseventyfivedegreeorafourhundreddegreeoven.andwemostlycookonhigh
temperatureforthestovetopwiththeexceptionoffoodsthatrequirelowtemperatures
likeRiceroniforinstance.Ourcheckwasifitsstillbleedingkeepcookingorthe
temperaturecheckonturkey.
Aftercookcomesthelaststep,chill.Atthetheatreweweretoldwhat
temperaturestherefrigerator,freezerandminiaturefreezers(fridgeatfortydegrees
fahrenheitandfreezersatzerodegreesfahrenheit)weretobekeptat,atalltimesand
quizzedonitaswellasotherthingsforourcertification.Athomewenevertamperwith
therefrigeratortemperatureandwethawfoodincoldwater.
UnfortunatelyonthefoodsafetysavvyquizIscoredatwelvewhichmeansthatIshould
reexaminefoodsafetypracticesbecauseImviolatingsomeofthem.ThingsIdidntknowwasthat
cookedfoodsshouldgointherefrigeratorimmediatelyafterservingtopreventbacterialgrowth.

thathamburgersshouldbepreparedwelldonenotmediumwellsoyoudontgetecoli,thatyou
shouldnottastetestcookiedoughasthatalsohasanecolidanger.Ialsodidntknowthateating
rawseafoodwasdangerousforpeoplewithDiabetes,HIV,CancerandLiverDiseaseasitputs
thematriskofSalmonellapoisoninganditcanweakentheimmunesystem.forHIV,Cancerand
LiverDiseasepatientsalsowithrawoystersdeathcanoccurwithintwodays.Iwasshockedtofind
thisoutandassomeonewhohasDiabetesandCancerthatrunsinthefamilyIprayIneverhaveto
giveupmysushi.

AlthoughIalreadyknewthefightbacstepsIdidntknowsomeoftheparticularsbehindit
hencewhyIscoredsolowonthefoodsafetysavvyquiz.InfutureIwillkeeptheansweersIgot
wronginremembranceandapplyittomyfoodsafetyprocedures.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/8e9f95a6fd3542d3b6cbb07a4b853992/L
eftovers_and_Food_Safety.pdf?MOD=AJPERES(Coolfoodrapidly)
www.grillingcompanion.com/howtogrillhamburgers/(Tomscommenton04222011)
http://www.webmd.com/foodrecipes/foodpoisoning/news/20111209/rawcookiedough
readytobakenotreadytoeat
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/(Salmonella)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000061.htm
www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/02/oystersasimplefoodwithacomplicatedhistory/(In
peoplewithmedicalconditionssuchascancer,diabetes,orliverdiseasedeathcanoccurwithintwo
days.)
www.nbcnews.com/id/22843389/ns/healthdiet_and_nutrition/t/itsafeeatsushi/(Arethere
peoplewhoareathighriskwhoshouldavoidfish?)