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Factors that
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Factors that lead to foodborne illnesses:
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Hot food should be kept hot, at 60°C or above.
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food, then you must have a thermometer so you
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Potentially hazardous food (PHF) includes food
that contains meat, fish, dairy products and
eggs. It also includes cooked rice and pasta.
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well, is being kept at the correct temperatures in
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a refrigerator or display unit, and is being cooled
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A thermometer will also let you check that PHF is
at the correct temperatures when it arrives at
your business/place of work.
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What sort of thermometer will I need?
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into food.
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You will need a thermometer that can be inserted
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thermometer must be accurate to +/- 1ºC.
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This means that when the thermometer shows
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food is at a temperature of 4ºC, the actual
temperature of the food will be between 3ºC and
5ºC.
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When storing potentially hazardous foods the
general rule to follow is:
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Frozen food at between -12ºC and -15ºC
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Hot food 60ºC and above
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measuring devices typically
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measure food temperatures
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Fahrenheit (°F)
Celsius (°C)
Know which temperature scale your temperature-
measuring device is indicating.
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Insert the probe of the dial face thermometer at
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least 2 inches into the core of the food product
The sensing portion of the device extends from
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the tip of the probe to the dimple on the stem of
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the probe
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Dial face bi-metal thermometer
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Insert the probe of the digital thermometer at
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least 1 inch into the core of the food product
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The sensing device on a digital thermometer is
on the tip of the probe
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The infrared thermometer measures the surface
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temperature of foods, not the internal core
temperature
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Infrared thermometer
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Color changing/melt devices do not display the
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actual product temperature
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device reaches the
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temperature indicated
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These devices are disposable
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thermometers are used
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to constantly measure the
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refrigerators, freezers, and
hot-holding cabinets
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Thermometers should be
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calibrated:
Before first use
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On a regular basis
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temperatures
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the device
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Clean and sanitize the device Take food temperatures often and
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thermometer into the
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frozen foods at or below 0°F (-18°C).
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Foods should be frozen solid.
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Receive refrigerated foods at or below 41oF
(5oC).
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Thawing can be done: The
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preferred method
In a microwave oven
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for thawing is:
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water [70°F (21°C)]
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process
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minutes for rare
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before they are hot-held
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Holding foods below 41°F
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(5°C) prevents or slows the
growth of harmful
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microorganisms
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Foods must be at 41°F
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placed in cold-holding
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70°F (21°C) or below
within two hours
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and
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41°F (5°C) or below
Put foods in shallow pans and loosely
cover in a cooler..
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PHF(TCS) products commercially prepared
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and labeled as ready-to-eat
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foods and reheated for hot-
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Keeping cold foods cold means storing them at
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temperatures between 5°C, which is where normal
refrigeration kicks in, down to about 18°C, which is
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where you'd want your freezer to be.
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Bacteria still multiply at cold temperatures; they just
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do it a lot more slowly.
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At freezing temperatures, bacterial growth slows to
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Freezing doesn't kill them, though — all it does is
make them cold.
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Bacterial growth slows down once again at
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temperatures hotter than 60°C, so hot foods that are
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Keep in mind that 60°C doesn't kill bacteria — it only
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stops them from multiplying.
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If you actually want to kill bacteria, you've got to heat
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The same rule applies to cooked food that should happen
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Practice good personal hygiene
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After using the
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Between tasks
After eating or drinking Wash hands frequently
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According to FDA (Section III) handwashing sink must be
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provided with:
hand cleanser (soap or detergent)
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hand-drying device/disposable towel
waste receptacle
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sink and faucet
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Treat single-use gloves like skin. . .
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• Change your gloves
whenever you would
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wash your hands!
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gloves:
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raw food
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• When handling
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• When handling
ready-to-eat foods
Never reuse or wash
disposable gloves, always
Change gloves between each
food handling activity
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hygiene means keeping good health
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habits including:
Bathing and showering
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daily
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Wearing clean
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Frequent handwashing
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The Food Code requires workers to report to the
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person in charge a diagnosis of:
Norovirus
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Salmonella Typhi
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Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
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Hepatitis A virus
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Workers must report certain illnesses
Vomiting
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Diarrhea
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Sore throat
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Lesion with pus or boil
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Exposure to the above – must be excluded & forbidden
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To help avoid cross contamination
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it is important to:
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Store cooked and read-to-eat foods
above raw foods
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separate during storage and
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preparation
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Practice good personal hygiene
Wash hands frequently
Store raw foods under cooked
Keep all food-contact surfaces clean and ready-to-eat foods
and sanitary
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Otherpreventive measures
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include:
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Using separate equipment for raw
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and ready-to-eat foods
Color-coded cutting boards
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Preparing ready-to-eat foods before
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Reducing the number
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of harmful microbes to
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and followed in your food establishment.
Teach your team how to:
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Properly use and calibrate temperature-measuring
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Properly wash their hands
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Use single-use gloves properly