Food Safety (Updated & Revised)
Catalogue Number: 200197
ISBN Number: 1-55740-822-X
Producer: Learning Seed
Subject: Family Studies/Home Economics
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2007
Running Time: 25
Closed Captions: Yes
What is the leading cause of food poisoning? E. Coli? Pesticides? Not even close. The leading cause of food borne illness is consumer ignorance. Think of this video as preventive medicine.
Experts estimate food borne illness accounts for over 300,000 hospital admissions yearly. Most cases are mild, yet experts estimate over 5,000 die each year from food poisoning.
Learn:
- How to handle food safely and prevent illness.
- How to keep dangerous bacteria from growing into a health hazard.
- How to take simple (but not always obvious) safeguards when preparing and storing food.
- How to protect against possible cross-contamination.
- That the common belief about how to tell when meat is cooked through might not work.
- What temperatures should food be cooked to in order to protect against food poisoning?
- Emphasize the "why" of food handling instead of a series of rules.
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