What is one way to prevent cross-contamination Servsafe?
KEEPING FOOD SEPARATE WHEN PREPARING IS ONE WAY TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION. SOME KITCHENS USE RED CUTTING BOARDS FOR MEAT AND GREEN CUTTING BOARDS FOR VEGETABLES. BY USING SEPARATE EQUIPMENT, THEY REDUCE THE CHANCE THAT RAW MEAT WILL TOUCH READY-TO-EAT VEGETABLES.
- Clean. Wash your hands and work surfaces before, during, and after preparing food. ...
- Separate. Separate raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs from ready-to-eat foods. ...
- Cook. Cook food to the right internal temperature to kill harmful bacteria. ...
- Chill. Keep your refrigerator 40°F or below.
Use Separate Equipment to Prevent Cross-Contamination
Use separate plates and utensils for cooked and raw foods. Use more than one cutting board – one for fresh produce and one for raw meat, poultry or seafood. Be sure to replace these cutting boards once they get cracks or excessive cuts from your knives.
To prevent cross-contamination, use separate equipment for each type of food. Also, you must clean and sanitize all works surfaces, equipment, and utensil after each task. Prepping ready to eat food before raw meat, poultry, and fish is one way to minimize the chance for cross-contamination.
- Touching raw meats then handling vegetables or other ready-to-eat foods without washing hands between tasks.
- Using a food soiled apron or towel to wipe your hands between handling different foods.
- Failing to change gloves between handling different foods.
While there are many food safety hazards that can cause food contamination, most fall into one of three categories: biological, physical or chemical contamination.
There are four main types of contamination: chemical, microbial, physical, and allergenic. All food is at risk of contamination from these four types. This is why food handlers have a legal responsibility to ensure that the food they prepare is free from these contaminants and safe for the consumer.
Thoroughly wash hands after handling raw meat and before touching other food or equipment. Raw and cooked/ready-to-eat foods must be kept separate during delivery. Use separate refrigerators for raw meat and cooked/ready-to-eat foods where possible.
- Mind Your Cutting Boards. Every kitchen should have at least two cutting boards (at least!) ...
- Wash Your Hands! The signs in restaurants say this for a reason. ...
- Watch the Juices. ...
- Don't Rinse Meats. ...
- Properly Rinse Produce. ...
- Clean All Surfaces.
- Employ Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) ...
- Inspect Supplier Products. ...
- Traceability of Products. ...
- Hazard Analysis for Critical Control Points (HACCP) ...
- Test Your Quality Control Processes.
Which precaution should be taken to prevent cross contact?
The only way to stop you from having a reaction is to avoid the food and carefully clean anything that came in contact with it using soap and water. Use utensils, cutting boards and pans that have been thoroughly washed with soap and water. Consider using separate utensils and dishes for making and serving safe foods.
- Never touch the food contact surfaces of utensils, dishes, or glassware.
- Never stack glasses or dishes – use a rack or tray, instead.
- Never touch ready-to-eat foods with bare hands.
- Never use hands or glassware to scoop up ice.
Cross-contamination is the transfer of harmful bacteria to food from other foods, cutting boards, utensils, etc., if they are not handled properly. This is especially true when handling raw meat, poultry, and seafood, so keep these foods and their juices away from already cooked or ready-to-eat foods and fresh produce.
What are the ways to prevent cross contamination? Keep different types of raw meat separate from each other. Wash your hands between handling raw meat and foods that will not be cooked before eating. Never store foods that will not be cooked before serving in the same container as raw meat, fish or poultry.
What can be done to minimize contamination in self-service areas? - Protect food on display using sneeze guards, display cases, or packaging to protect it from contamination. - Label food located in self-service areas. - Do not let customers refill dirty plates or use dirty utensils in self-service areas.