13 Food and Kitchen Safety
Handout: Food and Kitchen Safety
Tip Sheet: Cutting Food Safely
Video: Why You Need Oven Mitts (3:01)
Additional Resources: Food Safety
Government of Canada. (2014). Food Safety and You. Retrieved from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/general-food-safety-tips/food-safety-you.html
Responsible Training (2016, July 20). Food Handler Training Course: Part 1 [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19DV_RDWVg
Responsible Training (2016, July 20). Food Handler Training Course: Part 2 [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgQjwssO7AYL
CPCFSE2010 (2010, February 16). How to be food safe Canada [YouTube Video]. Retrieved from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf7ic4Lhnv8
Additional Resource: Food Safety Mini Course
This is a free interactive food safety course from the Government of BC. The course is for helping professionals (such as therapy assistants) who may be working with others in contexts involving food handling. The course takes about 90 minutes to complete.
Province of BC. (2010). Caring About Food Safety. http://media.openschool.bc.ca/assets/cafs/mainpage/home.html
Practical Application: Food and Kitchen Safety
Analyze your food and kitchen safety practices.
- What is the temperature danger zone for food? Do you store food appropriately and minimize the time food is in the temperature danger zone?
- How do you ensure that foods are cooked to a safe temperature?
- Look around your kitchen and notice any safety risks that may be present.
- What temperature is your fridge? What temperature is the freezer? Do these need to be adjusted?
- Do you have the appropriate equipment for preparing and handling food safely (sharp knives, tools for keeping knives sharp, oven mitts, potholders, etc.)?
- How can you make your kitchen safer?
- How could you prepare, handle, or store food more safely?
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