Food Safety: Safe Food Handling Training Course

Have you ever gone to your favorite restaurant just to come home later with stomach cramps and possibly a fever? There’s a chance you were one of the millions of people each year who contract a foodborne illness. Fortunately, there are ways to keep people safe and protect against foodborne illnesses. In this training, you’ll learn about the FDA’s recommendations for cleaning, separating, cooking, and chilling food. You’ll also learn how to follow specific guidelines in food preparation and how to handle food in an emergency. Whether you run a multi-million dollar food service business or a small food truck, it’s your responsibility to keep your customers healthy!

The Food and Drug Administration Food Code 2022 outlines specific guidelines for food safety. Among these are four steps the FDA recommends to keep food contamination-free. These are Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill. Keeping food prep areas clean, separating raw foods from other foods, cooking everything to the correct temperature, and keeping perishable foods properly chilled are easy ways to prevent bacterial growth and foodborne illness.

Unfortunately, food safety issues sometimes arise, and businesses need to be prepared to handle them. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posts recalled food items on its website, and all recalled food should be disposed of immediately. Having a Food Defense Plan in place that outlines mitigation strategies and protective measures in the case of contaminated food helps everyone know what to do in the case of a food emergency.

This course will help you understand why food safety is important and what steps you can take to keep your food and your customers safe. No one wants to ruin a nice night suffering from a foodborne illness.

This program is available with Spanish and French closed captions.