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Food Safety

Food Safety. Sarah Walden Ph.D. Public Health candidate Walden University PUBH 8165-10 Fall 2010. Objectives. To define and understand the importance of foodborne diseases To practice preventative measures when preparing food for public consumption. Foodborne Diseases.

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Food Safety

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  1. Food Safety Sarah Walden Ph.D. Public Health candidate Walden University PUBH 8165-10 Fall 2010

  2. Objectives • To define and understand the importance of foodborne diseases • To practice preventative measures when preparing food for public consumption

  3. Foodborne Diseases • Caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites (Virginia Department of Health [VDH], 2009). • Each year,76 million Americans become ill, 300,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die due to foodborne diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Food safety. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ Virginia Department of Health. (2009). Food safety. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.vdh.state.va.us/EnvironmentalHealth/Food/FoodSafety/index.htm

  4. Bacteria • Most common source of illness (National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse [NDDIC], 2007) • Sources of bacteria include (NDDIC, 2007): • Meat, poultry, seafood, produce (lettuce, melons, spinach) • Contamination through (NDDIC, 2007): • Slaughtering, harvesting, shipping • Examples of Bacteria (Food and Drug Administration [FDA], 2009) • Salmonella ssp., Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus. Food and Drug Administration. (2009). Bad bug book: Introduction foodborne pathogenic microorganism and natural toxins handbook. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FoodborneIllnessFoodbornePathogensNaturalToxins/BadBugBook/default.htm National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse. (2007). Bacteria and foodborne illness. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/#2

  5. Viruses • Second Most Common Foodborne Illness • Examples • Hepatitis A and E • Norovirus • Rotavirus • Contamination • Person to person • Contaminated work surfaces • Feces Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). Foodborne illnesses. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm#mostcommon

  6. Parasites • What are Parasites? • Examples(United States Department of Agriculture [USDA], 2010) : • Giardia, Cryptosporidium parvum and Trichinella • Transmission(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2008): • Person to person • Food and water • Soil Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Parasitic diseases: Food. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/food.htm United States Department of Agriculture. (2010). Parasites and foodborne illness. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/parasites_and_foodborne_illness/index.asp

  7. Hygiene • Hand Washing • VERY IMPORTANT! • Clean Clothing • Coughing and Sneezing • Cover your cough and sneeze • Hair Restraints • Jewelry • Restricted and Excluded Employees Food and Drug Administration. (2010). Employee health and personal hygiene handbook - Personal hygiene. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/IndustryandRegulatoryAssistanceandTrainingResources/ucm184207.htm Minnesota Department of Health. (2009). Employee personal hygiene. Retrieved October 25, 2010, from http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/fs/hygiene.html

  8. Proper Hand Washing • Rinse under warm water (FDA, 2010) • 100 degrees fahrenheit • Apply Soap • Scrub for a minimum of 20 seconds • Rinse • Avoid recontamination Food and Drug Administration. (2010). Employee health and personal hygiene handbook - Personal hygiene. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/IndustryandRegulatoryAssistanceandTrainingResources/ucm184207.htm

  9. Hand Washing Video • “Put your hands Together” is a video produced by the CDC • Please click on the link below to watch the video • Put Your Hands Together Video • Emphasizes importance of hand washing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Producer). (2008, September 15). Put your hands together [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/index.html

  10. Cooking Techniques • Food safety guidelines: Fight Bac program(United States Department of Agriculture [USDA], 2006) • Clean • Separate • Cook • USDA proper cooking temperatures (USDA, 2008) • http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/thermy/foodservice/FoodServicePoster-ENG.pdf • Chill • For more information on Fight back go to: • http://www.fightbac.org/ • Sponsored by Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) Partnership for Food Safety Education. (2010). About us. Retrieved November 11, 2010, from http://www.fightbac.org/component/content/article/2/162-about-us United States Department of Agriculture. (2006). Basics for handling food safely. Retrieved from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Basics_for_Safe_Food_Handling.pdf United States Department of Agriculture. (2008). Temperature rules! Cooking for food services. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/thermy/foodservice/FoodServicePoster-ENG.pdf

  11. Further Reading • Food Safety.gov: provides useful information from many government agencies such as the FDA and CDC • http://www.foodsafety.gov/ • World Health Organization (WHO): provides a worldview of foodborne illness and preventative measures • http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/ • FDA: provides information on foodborne illnesses, and food recalls • http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm • USDA: provides information on meat, poultry and eggs including recalls • http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/index.asp

  12. References • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). Foodborne illnesses. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm#mostcommon • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Parasitic diseases: Food. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/food.htm • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Food safety. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Producer). (2008, September 15). Put your hands together [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/HandsTogether/index.html • Food and Drug Administration. (2009). Bad bug book: Introduction foodborne pathogenic microorganism and natural toxins handbook. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodborneIllness/FoodborneIllnessFoodbornePathogensNaturalToxins/BadBugBook/default.htm • Food and Drug Administration. (2010). Employee health and personal hygiene handbook - Personal hygiene. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/RetailFoodProtection/IndustryandRegulatoryAssistanceandTrainingResources/ucm184207.htm

  13. References • Minnesota Department of Health. (2009). Employee personal hygiene. Retrieved October 25, 2010, from http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/food/fs/hygiene.html • National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse. (2007). Bacteria and foodborne illness. Retrieved October 20, 2010, from http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/#2 • Partnership for Food Safety Education. (2010). About us. Retrieved November 11, 2010, from http://www.fightbac.org/component/content/article/2/162-about-us • United States Department of Agriculture. (2006). Basics for handling food safely. Retrieved from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Basics_for_Safe_Food_Handling.pdf • United States Department of Agriculture. (2008). Temperature rules! Cooking for food services. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/thermy/foodservice/FoodServicePoster-ENG.pdf • United States Department of Agriculture. (2010). Parasites and foodborne illness. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/parasites_and_foodborne_illness/index.asp

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