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What are examples of cross contamination?
Some examples are: Handling foods after using the toilet without first properly washing hands. Touching raw meats and then preparing vegetables without washing hands between tasks. Using an apron to wipe hands between handling different foods, or wiping a counter with a towel and then using it to dry hands.
What are some common kitchen practices that are actually unsafe?
10 Common Food Safety Mistakes
- Mistake #1: Tasting food to see if it’s still good.
- Mistake #2: Putting cooked or ready-to-eat foods back on a plate that held raw meat.
- Mistake #3: Thawing food on the counter.
- Mistake #4: Washing meat or poultry.
- Mistake #5: Letting food cool before putting it in the fridge.
How should you avoid eating cross contamination?
Storing food effectively
- cover raw food, including meat, and keeping it separate from ready-to-eat food.
- use any dish that has a lip to prevent spillages.
- store covered raw meat, poultry, fish and shellfish on the bottom shelf of your fridge.
- use different utensils, plates and chopping boards for raw and cooked food.
What happens if you cross contaminate food?
Cross contamination in food is a major way for bacteria to spread and multiply. It occurs when the juices or germs from other foods touch cooked foods. Cross contamination can result in food poisoning, which can be unpleasant for those who fall ill due to this.
What are the 4 common sources of cross contamination?
Contaminants aren’t always introduced to food directly. Cross-contamination is the accidental transfer of contaminants into the food from a surface, object, or person. Four common sources of cross-contamination include clothing, utensils, food handlers, and pests.
How can you tell if food is safe to eat?
Take a look. If you see obvious discoloration in rotting food, such as green meat or blue spots on bread, throw out that food. Changes in texture are also a sign of spoilage, such as clumpy milk.
What is unsuitable food?
Unsuitable food is food that is damaged, deteriorated or perished or contains anything that is not part of the food. For example: • chicken fillets that are ‘slimy’; • fruit that is bruised; • cheese that is mouldy; or • a pie found with a fly in the filling.
What is the most important food safety rule?
Separate raw and cooked foods to prevent contaminating the cooked foods. Cook foods for the appropriate length of time and at the appropriate temperature to kill pathogens. Store food at the proper temperature. Use safe water and safe raw materials.
How bad is cross contamination?
It can be caused by many factors, such as if you use a chopping board to prepare raw chicken and then use the same board for ready-to-eat food. Cross-contamination is dangerous as it can easily lead to food poisoning: an illness caused by consuming harmful bacteria, such as salmonella and E. coli.
What food should be kept separate to avoid contamination?
Keep certain types of food separate: In your shopping cart, separate raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs from other foods and place packages of raw meat, poultry, and seafood in plastic bags if available. When you check out, place raw meat, poultry, and seafood in separate bags from other foods.
What is proper table etiquette at a restaurant?
At a restaurant, be sure to say thank you to your server and bus boy after they have removed any used items. Butter, spreads, or dips should be transferred from the serving dish to your plate before spreading or eating. Pass food from the left to the right. Do not stretch across the table, crossing other guests, to reach food or condiments.
What are the most common restaurant service mistakes that we see?
Here are some of the most common restaurant service mistakes that we see. 1. POOR GREETINGS Staff who greet guests with “how many?” or “ do you want to sit in the dining room or bar?” rather than a proper welcome.
Do diners know what they want before they enter a restaurant?
Seventy percent of the people who enter a restaurant don’t know what they are going to order ahead of time, and many guests are open to server suggestions. After all, the employees should be intimately familiar with the food at a restaurant. Most often, diners will have a rough idea of what they want and can ask for a server’s recommendation.
Why do restaurants take drinks away from the table?
Taking the diner’s drink away from the table to replenish it, rather that replacing it or refilling at the table derails the meal and conversation. Removing diners’ glasses from the table essentially halts their meal.
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