Food Safety
Important information on handling, storing, and preparing food safely.
Allergen Management in Food Prep
This playbook describes the steps involved in managing allergens in a food preparation setting. It is designed to help food service staff ensure the safety of customers with food allergies.
Basics of Food Safety
This playbook outlines the sequential steps required to understand the fundamental principles of food safety. It includes an overview of the 'farm to fork' approach, focusing on the journey of food from production to consumption and the necessary safety precautions along that path.
Developing a Food Safety Plan
This playbook provides a comprehensive guide to creating a food safety plan for either a home or professional kitchen setting. It helps ensure compliance with food safety standards and promotes a healthier cooking environment.
Food Handlers' Hygiene
This playbook provides the essential steps for maintaining personal hygiene among food handlers. It emphasizes handwashing, proper glove use, and other best practices to ensure food safety.
Food Safety Label Understanding
This guide provides a clear explanation of the meanings behind common food safety labels, including 'best before', 'use-by', and 'sell-by' dates, emphasizing their significance in relation to food quality and safety.
Food Storage and Temperature Control
This playbook describes the necessary steps for proper food storage and temperature control to mitigate the risk of bacterial growth, ensuring food safety.
Food Thermometer Usage
This playbook provides a detailed guide on how to correctly use a food thermometer. It focuses on ensuring accurate temperature measurement of different foods to guarantee safety and proper cooking.
High-Risk Food Safety
This playbook provides guidelines for ensuring food safety for high-risk populations including pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. It aims to reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses through special considerations.
Kitchen Equipment Sanitization
This playbook outlines a detailed procedure for cleaning and sanitizing kitchen utensils, appliances, and surfaces to ensure a hygienic cooking environment.
Kitchen Pest Control
This playbook outlines a series of steps aimed at maintaining a pest-free kitchen environment to safeguard against foodborne illnesses. It provides actionable measures for the prevention, identification, and handling of common kitchen pests.
Leftover Management
This playbook outlines the step-by-step process for safely storing and reheating leftovers to prevent foodborne illness. It covers the best practices to ensure that your food remains safe and delicious for subsequent consumption.
Outdoor Food Safety
This playbook outlines the steps necessary to ensure food safety during outdoor events such as picnics and barbecues. It includes pre-event preparation, safe food handling at the event, and post-event considerations.
Preventing Kitchen Cross-Contamination
This playbook outlines the essential steps for preventing cross-contamination in the kitchen, focusing on the separation of raw and cooked foods and detailing proper storage methods to ensure food safety.
Safe Cooking Temperatures
This playbook outlines the necessary steps to understand and apply proper cooking temperatures for various types of food to ensure food safety. It also addresses the concept of the 'danger zone,' a temperature range where foodborne bacteria can multiply rapidly.
Safe Food Thawing
This playbook outlines the best practices for safely thawing frozen foods. It covers different methods and highlights important safety precautions to prevent foodborne illnesses.
Seafood Handling Guidelines
This playbook outlines the necessary steps for safe handling, storing, and cooking of seafood to maintain quality and prevent foodborne illness.
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