food sanitation
Safe meal preparation
Food sanitation is the practice of handling, preparing, and storing food in ways that prevent contamination and illness.
It encompasses cleanliness of surfaces and equipment, proper cooking temperatures, safe storage, and personal hygiene of food handlers.
Health departments enforce food sanitation standards in restaurants and other establishments: The inspector cited the restaurant for food sanitation violations.
- dishwashersMachines cleaning soiled tableware
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- traceability systemsMethods for following item histories
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- cleanFree of soil
pasteurization · refrigeration · expiration dates · safe storage · irradiation · sterilization · freezing · cleaning agents · surface cleaning · kitchen hygiene · FDA guidelines · aprons · vacuum sealing · hairnets · wash your hands · grease traps · soap · airtight containers
food sanitationfood contamination
Harmful substances in edibles
poor hygiene · food spoilage · contamination · cross-contamination · filth
food sanitationfoodborne illness
Sickness from contaminated meals
food poisoning · botulism · gastroenteritis · disease transmission · health hazard
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