Food protection:
Start by looking at the diseases Food Borne Pathogens then at this link to Food borne Diseases (have you seen any discussion of these in the MMWR since you started the course?). After this you should look at this chart. As well as the items in the next paragraph consider the elements in this notice and how simple actions can prevent food poisoning. Take a look at the new Food Service web of the VDH (Find the city/county in which you currently live and look at the standards for food inspections and the score for a restaurant ib which you have recently eaten). Also, for comparison look at the City of Hamilton's food service site. Take a look at the criteria for inspections . Also, to go with Dr. Buttery's slides (See Below) is this VDH .pdf file Regulations for Food Service. ( Most of our discussion issues can be found on pages 13 & 14 - Article 4 - Inspections and correction of Violations. Do you think mandatory posting of food inspection scores in each restaurant, visible to the public, would help improve food hygiene within a restaurant?
From the Chicago Tribune, Sept 23. 2008
The VDH web site has completed its food page and the related regulations, statutes and forms, as well as the policies and philosophy. While much of information may be found by looking at the Food Sanitation Related web sites review the reports at the beginning of the food web sites which have been added for this evening's presentation. I strongly recommend scanning all these pages but look at the HACCP web page (be sure your understand the principles.). Then scan appendices E and F, examples of Critical Control Point decision trees. Be sure you understand how a HACCP plan is developed and the 7 guiding principles. Review the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)Web Page.
Review Dr. Buttery's Power Point slides, Slides for printing
Consider the Food Safety Education for the public web page and consider how this information could be used to improve food hygiene in places that cater to the public in Virginia or your own home state.
Read this on Bottled Water (Why do you continue to drink bottled water?)
SCan: Food safety from Farm to Table (Iowa State University)
Additional Reading:
An Important Text,(April 2003), available from the IOM: Scientific
Criteria to Ensure Safe Food (Specifically Pages 69-80) Review the Executive Summary. Think about this in relation to the currant protracted news media rants about salmonella and tomatoes.
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