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1. Availability
2. Access
3. Utilization
4. Stability PTL_food security and food safety_ES
The four dimensions of food security (2)
1. Food Availability refers to the physical existence of food, be it from own
production or on the markets.
2. Food Access is ensured when all households and all individuals within those
households have sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a
nutritious diet.
o Depends on the level of household resources -capital, labour, and knowledge, and also
on prices;
o Function of the physical environment, social environment and policy environment, which
determine how effectively households are able to utilize their resources to meet their
food security objectives; and
o Drastic changes in conditions, such as during periods of drought or social conflict, may
seriously disrupt food production and threaten the food access of affected households.
water
food
correct temperatures
time
most, but not all, need oxygen
Examples of potentially
hazardous foods include meat,
poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy
foods, gravies and cooked rice.
Storage
0 to 5°C for fresh; -18°C to -24°C for frozen; and 60°C
or above for hot food
Keep food covered and up off the floor.
Separate food types (meat, poultry, seafood, dairy,
fruit & veg).
Separate raw food from cooked and new food from
old.
Store raw foods such as meat, poultry and seafood in
containers on the bottom shelf of the coolroom or
fridge.
Rotate stock (“first in, first out”).
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Preparation
Personal hygiene
Ensure that equipment, utensils and surfaces
are clean
Temperature control
Avoid cross contamination
Don’t prepare food too far in advance Food handling
controls
Cooking – ensure correct internal temperatures
are achieved, using your probe thermometer
Cooling
Cool to 5°C within 6 hours
Cool in shallow containers in a well-ventilated
area
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Reheating
Reheat food rapidly to 60°C or above.
Ensure correct internal temperatures are achieved,
using your probe thermometer.
Never reheat food in a bain marie or hot box.
Food
Thawing
handling
Thaw foods in the coolroom or fridge on a drip tray.
controls
Thaw only small food items in the microwave, then
cook immediately.
Always ensure thorough defrosting before cooking.
Never thaw foods at room temperature.
Never thaw food in water.
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Displaying – protect food from contamination and keep
potentially hazardous foods under temperature control
Food handling
Food recall – a food business
controls
involved in wholesale supply,
manufacture or importation of food
must have a documented system in
place to ensure the recall of any
unsafe food.