Foodborne Illness Can
Cause More than a Stomach Ache!
"Alice Henneman"
Acknowledgments
Estimates of foodborne
illnesses
in the U.S. each year:
Signs and symptoms
Possible more severe
conditions
Don’t count on these to
test for food safety!
Even IF tasting would
tell …
Why risk getting sick?
Why gamble with your
health?
Why risk other people’s
health?
People with a higher risk
of foodborne illness
Be a winner!
“Key
recommendations”
for food safety
"Clean hands"
Slide 15
How to wash hands
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Clean during food
preparation
Avoid spreading bacteria
Dirty dishcloths spread
bacteria
Recommendation 2:
SEPARATE
Use different cutting boards
"Replace cutting
boards"
Use clean plates
Recommendation 3: COOK
ThermyTM
temperature recommendations
Chicken and turkey
Ham
Ground meats
Leftovers
Egg dishes
Beef, lamb & veal steaks
Turkey
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The ONLY way to know food
has been cooked to a safe internal temperature is to use a food thermometer!
Which ground beef patty
is cooked to
a safe internal temperature?
Slide 37
1 out of 4 hamburgers
turns brown before it has been cooked to a safe internal temperature
Types of food
thermometers
DIGITAL instant-read
DIAL instant-read
Dial oven-safe
Oven probe with cord
Disposable temperature
indicators (Single-use)
Thermometer-fork
combination
Placing a food
thermometer
Using a thermometer in
thinner foods
Using a thermometer in
thinner foods
Recommendation 4: CHILL
The TWO-hour rule
DANGER
ZONE
A multiplication quiz
Answer: 2,097,152!
How to be cool – part 1
How to be cool – part 2
Recommended
refrigerator
& freezer temperatures
Place an appliance
thermometer in your refrigerator AND freezer
Monitor refrigerator
& freezer temperatures
The THAW LAW
When to leave your
leftovers
Time to toss …
Recommendation 5:
AVOID...
"The 2005 MyPyramid
gives specific..."
Fruits & vegetables
Cleaning fruits & vegetables
Cleaning fruits & vegetables
Wash this produce, too!
Handling fruits & vegetables
Separate fruits & vegetables
from other foods
Read labels
Dairy products
Dairy do’s and don’ts
Meat & beans
Avoid washing raw meat
& poultry
Refrigerator storage
Cook to safe temperatures
Signs of safely cooked
fish
Specific group
recommendations
Specific group
recommendations
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Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
Toss it out!
Should you keep or toss …
…(can you guess?)
Would you believe … 24
hours!
Should you keep or toss …
You decide!
Remember:
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