Food Handler's Manual: Instructor
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Independently from its origin, once the food reaches the consumer it may have an impact on public health and cause severe economic damage to the establishments devoted to its preparation and sale. These two events may cause loss of confidence and the closing down of a business.
Fortunately, the measures for preventing food contamination are very simple and may be applied by anyone who handles food, by following easy rules for hygienic food handling.
This Manual’s purpose is to provide to people who handle food, and particularly to food-handlers’ instructors, the information they need to facilitate the teaching of proper procedures to food workers. In addition, it seeks to provide basic information about food safety that Latin American and Caribbean countries may adapt to their own needs.
The Manual is organized into three Modules and Appendixes focusing on the following topics: (1) food hazards; (2) FBDs; and (3) hygienic measures to prevent food contamination.
The evaluation at the end, forms part of the Manual. Its purpose is to assess the knowledge learned during the course regarding the importance of hygienic food handling for public health.
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Food Handler's Manual - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Also published in Spanish:
Manual para manipuladores de alimentos. Instructor
© 2016, FAO y OPS
ISBN 978-92-5-309320-5 (FAO)
ISBN 978-92-75-31902-4 (OPS)
PAHO HQ Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Pan American Health Organization,
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Food Handlers Manual. Instructor. Washington, DC : PAHO, 2017.
1. Foodborne Diseases - prevention & control. 2. Food Contamination. 3. Food Handling. 4. Food Safety. 5. Food Hygiene. 6. Manual. I. Title. II. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
ISBN 978-92-5-109320-7 (FAO)
(NLM Classification: WC 268)
ISBN 978-92-75-11902-0 (PAHO)
E-ISBN 978-92-5-130213-2 (EPUB)
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
SB Comunicação
ILLUSTRATIONS
Douglas Rosa de Carvalho
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MODULE 1
Food hazards
MODULE 2
Food-borne diseases
MODULE 3
Hygiene measures to prevent food contamination
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX 1
Five keys to food safety
APPENDIX 2
Conditions in an establishment where food is prepared
APPENDIX 3
Food storage areas
APPENDIX 4
Thermometer, a food handler’s instrument
APPENDIX 5
Procedures for rapid cooling of foods
APPENDIX 6
Handling of some food groups
APPENDIX 7
Eat Safely Campaign
REFERENCES
FINAL EVALUATION
Introduction
Food-borne diseases (FBDs) are one of the most frequent public health problems in daily life.
The hazards that cause FBD may occur in the different stages of the food chain (from primary production to the table). Independently from its origin, once the food reaches the consumer it may have an impact on public health and cause severe economic damage to the establishments devoted to its preparation and sale. These two events may cause loss of confidence and the closing down of a business.
Fortunately, the measures for preventing food contamination are very simple and may be applied by anyone who handles food, by following easy rules for hygienic food handling.
This Manual’s purpose is to provide to people who handle food, and particularly to food-handlers’ instructors, the information they need to facilitate the teaching of proper procedures to food workers. In addition, it seeks to provide basic information about food