FOOD SAFETY
Food safety refers to the conditions and practices that preserve the
quality of food to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses.
Five Basic Steps to Ensure Food Safety Food Safety Hazards
• Wash & sanitize your hands often. (Follow 6 steps) • Physical hazard (Bone, rocks, metal, plasters
• Sanitize all food contact surfaces. (Tables, cut
etc.)
boards & small wares etc.)
• Biological risk (Bacteria, Virus, parasites)
• Date & rotate stock and discard expired items.
(FIFO or FEFO) • Chemical exposure (Sanitizer, pesticides,
• Keep food out of danger zone. (5°C to 60°C)
antibiotic)
• Stay home if you are sick. (Subject to Health Policy)
Types Of Contamination Stock Receiving
• Cross Contamination (Direct, Indirect) We must take the following into count when receiving
• Potential Contamination stock:
• If fire is small use fire extinguisher and aim at the • Temperature
base of fire. • Quality
• If the fire is big! switch off the main power line and • Quantity
call 16 (fire rescue). • Expiry
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KEY TEMPERATURES
Temperatures are very much important with respect to food safety as well as product quality.
• Danger Zone 5 to 60 °C
• Dry store/ Room Temperature 20 to 26 °C
• Freezers -18±5 °C
• Refrigerators/ Walk-in/ Retarder 1 to 5 °C
• Bunnomatic 32±1 °C
• Proofer 32±3 °C
• Water temperature for hand washing 38 °C
• Food temperature (serving) 68 °C
• Food temperature (Doneness Minimum temperature) 74 °C
• Temperature Range for Rapid Bacterial Growth 37 to 45 °C
• Three sinks:
Wash & Rinse 49 to 54 °C
Sanitize 32 to 38
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FACTORS for BACTARIAL GROWTH
HAND WASHING
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FOOD SAFETY
EMERGENCIES
1. No Running Water
2. No Hot Water
3. No Electricity
4. Sewerage/ Drains Back Flow
5. No Functional Washroom
6. Pest Activity/ Infestation
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