Food Safety training for food

handler

MWU Robe Campus Mar /2016

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 mwu student cilinic 1

 What is food?
• Food is Edible or potable substance consisting of
nourishing and nutritive components such as
carbohydrates, fats, proteins, essential mineral and
vitamins, which sustains life, generates energy, and
provides growth, maintenance, and health of the body.
 Category of food
1,Perishable
Eg meat , poultry, fish, milk, eggs, many raw fruits and vegetables.
All cooked foods are considered perishable foods.
2, Non-Perishable Food Items
Eg .Canned Meats , Peanut Jelly Canned
or Dry Soups , Tea Bags ,
Coffee (ground no beans),canned beans, dry beans, peanut
butter ,canned fruit in juice and etc .
 What is food Safety

Food Safety is a scientific discipline describing preparation, storage,

and handling of food in ways that prevent food borne illness.
 A healthy human is covered with microorganisms

in the nose

in the mouth

on the skin
on hair (incl. beards
and mustaches)

under the nails

 How Workers Contaminate food?
 Workers can introduce bacteria, viruses, and parasites
into food and beverages.
 Workers contaminate food by:
Working while sick
Touching pimples or sores
Touching hair
Not wearing a band-aid and single-use gloves over
sores and wounds
Not washing hands properly
Actions That Can Contaminate Food:
 A. Scratching the scalp
 B. Running fingers through hair
 C. Wiping or touching the nose

 D. Rubbing an ear
 E. Touching a pimple or infected
wound
 F. Wearing a dirty uniform
 G. Coughing or sneezing into the
hand
 H. Spitting in the operation
To prevent contamination of food
1.Workers Always wash hands

• After using the bathroom • When switching between

• After coughing, sneezing,
smoking, eating, or
drinking
• After bussing a table
• Before putting on gloves
• After handling animals
raw and ready-to-eat food
• After handling garbage or
trash
• After handling dirty
equipment or utensils
• During food preparation.
 How to Wash Your Hands Properly:

How long is 20 seconds? That would be singing “Happy Birthday” twice.

2.Fingernails

 Fingernails (real or artificial) and nail polish can be

physical hazards.
 Keep nails trimmed and filed.
 Workers cannot wear fingernail polish or artificial
fingernails unless they wear single-use gloves.
 3.Cover cuts, wounds, and sores
 Can be a source of
bacteria.
 Restrict workers from
preparing food if a sore
contains pus or is
infected.
 Cover affected area with
a bandage, a finger cot,
or a single-use glove. 11
4, Single-use Gloves

• Use non-latex gloves because

latex gloves might cause
allergic reactions in some
workers.
• Change gloves:
– when they tear
– before beginning a new task
– every four hours when doing the same
task and
– after handling raw meat, fish, or poultry
 5.Worker Clothing

Clothing can be a source of contamination so all food

workers must wear:
–a clean hat or hair restraint
–clean clothing

While preparing food, workers cannot wear jewelry on their

hands and forearms.
–This includes medical information jewelry on arms and
hands.
–The only exception is a plain wedding band.
 5.Worker Clothing…..

1,Good personal hygiene includes:

 Maintaining personal cleanliness
 Wearing proper work clothing
 Following hygienic hand practices
 Avoiding unsanitary habits and actions
 Maintaining good health
 Reporting illnesses
5.Worker Clothing…….
 5.Worker Clothing
2,Personal Cleanliness
Wash regularly
 No offending odors and no strong perfumes or cologne
Keep finger nails trim, neat, and clean
 No dirt, grease, or oils under your nails or on hands
 No fake finger nails
A special dress code is required for EVERYONE who
enters a food-handling area

cover hair

EVERYONE:
 food handlers
 visitors
 management cover beards
 contractors
 auditors no jewelry

clean shoes

clean protective clothing

Personal Hygiene in Food Production Slide 17

 Bare-hand Contact
• No bare-hand contact of ready-to-eat food.

• Eg
– Cooked food
– Raw fruits and vegetables
– Baked goods
– Canned foods
 Reporting Foodborne Illness
If a worker is diagnosed with one of the following foodborne
illnesses, the manager must report it to the local health
department:
– Hepatitis A virus
– E. coli
– Salmonella Typhi
– Shigella spp.
Excluding or Restricting Workers

Excluding
– A worker is not allowed in the establishment except
for those areas open to the general public.
Restricting
– The activities of the worker are limited so there is no
risk of transmitting a disease through food.
– The worker should not handle exposed food, clean
equipment, utensils, linens; and unwrapped single-
service or single-use articles.
When to Exclude a Worker
• Workers serving the general population
– Have one or more of the following symptions:
• vomiting,
• diarrhea, or
• Jaundice
– Has been diagnosed with Salmonella Typhi, Shigella, Shiga-
toxin producing E. coli, Hepatitis A virus, or Norovirus.

• Workers serving highly susceptible populations

– Have a sore throat with fever
When to Restrict a Worker

• Workers serving the general population who have a

sore throat with fever can be restricted.
• A restricted food worker can handle packaged food,
wrapped single-service or single-use articles, or soiled
food equipment or utensils.
 Discussion

Food Handler -- Right or Wrong?

Food Handler -- Right or Wrong?
 How to use our refrigerator ?

Above
135 F

135 F
Temp.
Danger
Zone

41 F
Below
41 F
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 ካፈቴሪያ እቃ ማጠቢያ

• In our cafeteria the dish washing

place is not designed properly.
• It is crowded and the environment
is not clean.
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