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Learning Objectives
Understand the food safety responsibilities in the Summer Food Service Program
(SFSP)
Describe basics for handling food safely (cross contamination, hand washing,
and hygiene)
List temperature ranges for hot and cold food and use of temperature logs
Target Audience
Executive director/authorized representative
SFSP administrator/director
Site supervisor/manager
Site monitor
Kitchen staff/cook
Tasks
Read materials
Watch videos
Review Web sites and resources
Complete and submit online quiz
Review the current California RFC for areas critical to food safety programs located on
the California Department of Public Health Web document at
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/Documents/fdbRFC.pdf.
All steps from receiving to serving must be carefully monitored to ensure food is
maintained in the proper temperature ranges. This requirement is relevant to all
sponsors whether you are a self-preparation or vended site.
For more information, visit the YouTube video, Let it Flow: The Flow of Food, created by
the National Restaurant Association for National Food Safety Awareness Month 2015 at
https://youtu.be/XU6GAUd1i04.
Following this video, exit the site and proceed with the module.
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Basics for Handling Food Safely
Safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage are essential to prevent foodborne
illnesses.
Following this video, exit the site and proceed with the module.
Cook foods to minimum required internal temperatures for food safety and
observe critical limits.
After reaching the proper internal cooking temperature, hold all hot food at 135F
or above.
Make sure thermometers are cleaned and sanitized before and after each use.
The chart below provides information on the minimum internal temperature based on
the specific food item. Use this chart and a food thermometer to ensure that meat,
poultry, seafood, and other cooked foods reach a safe minimum internal temperature.
Remember, you cannot tell whether meat is safely cooked by looking at it. Any cooked,
uncured red meats including pork can be pink, even when the meat has reached a safe
internal temperature.
After you remove meat from a grill, oven, or other heat source, allow it to rest for the
specified amount of time. During rest time, its temperature remains constant or
continues to rise, which destroys harmful germs.
You can also view this chart on the Food Safety.gov Chart for Safe Minimum cooking
Temperatures Web page at http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html.
For more information on proper temperatures, please view the USDA Food Safety
YouTube video at https://youtu.be/-2KkV2yFiN0.
Following this video, exit the site and proceed with the module.
Critical limit: Hold cold foods at 41F or below. Check and record temperatures.
Cool hot food from 135F to 70F within two hours and from 70F to 41F or
below within four hours. Divide into smaller batches and use an ice bath to
cool the food rapidly. Do not allow any foods to cool at room temperature.
For more information, please visit the Fight Bac! Partnership for Food Safety Education
Web site at http://www.fightbac.org.
Cold food must be kept at 41F or below to prevent harmful bacteria from
growing
Temperature logs should be posted on refrigerators, freezers, and dry storage areas
and should be maintained on a daily basis.
A sample Temperature Log form is available in the Child Nutrition Information and
Payment System (CNIPS) Download Forms section, Form ID SFSP 38.
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In addition, Temperature Log forms are found in the USDA SFSP Nutrition Guide on the
USDA Handbooks Web page at http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/handbooks.
Below is a sample picture of a food Temperature Log chart from the USDA SFSP
Nutrition Guidance Manual.
The ice-point bath is the most widely used method to calibrate thermometers. It is a very
quick and convenient way to check the accuracy of your thermometers. Calibrate
thermometers at least once a week. The thermometer must be recalibrated if dropped.
Ice-Point Method
For more information, please visit the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen
YouTube video on thermometer calibration at https://youtu.be/Ru7Ff08C-po.
Following this video, exit the site and proceed with the module.
Be sure to check with local environmental health department to make sure this
procedure complies with your countys enforced rules.
See Module 1Overview and Site Operations, for more information on the use of share
tables.
Please view the USDA Policy Memo SFSP05-2016 (v2) Summer Meal Programs Meal
Service Requirements Questions and AnswersRevised Web page at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/meal-service-requirements-summer-meal-programs-questions-
and-answers.
Transport cold meals in clean ice chests or clean insulated food carriers with ice
or ice packets, or refrigerated trucks.
Transport hot meals in clean hot packs or clean insulated food carriers.
Ensure meals are not delivered more than one hour prior to the approved serving
time of the meal, unless appropriate equipment is available to maintain food at
acceptable temperatures. Examples are refrigerators, steam tables, and/or
insulated containers.
Kitchen Site
Food (menu) Number Number Received Temperature at time of
Sent Temperature delivery
Comments:
As defined in Section 225.16(a), sponsors are required to submit annually, to the CDE,
a copy of their letter advising the appropriate health department of their intention to
provide a SFSP food service during a specific time period and at specific sites.
Resources
Institute of Child Nutrition Food Safety for SFSPs Web page at
http://www.icn.org/ResourceOverview.aspx?ID=73.
The USDA and the Partnership for Food Safety Education Web site at
http://www.befoodsafe.org.
The FDA Food Information Line at 1-888-SAFE FOOD or the USDA Food Safety and
Inspection Service Food Safety Education Web page at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education.
For additional information on receiving, visit the Standard Operating Procedures on the
ICN Web document at
http://www.nfsmi.org/documentlibraryfiles/PDF/20130806043837.pdf.
USDA Food Safety Fact Sheet is located on the USDA Web page at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/cnd/SMT-FoodSafety.pdf.
The USDA SFSP Nutrition Guidance Manual has a chart of food safety rules and a
Food Safety Checklist located on the USDA SFSP Handbooks Web page at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/summer/library/handbooks.html.
ThermyA national campaign to promote the use of food thermometers. You can view
the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Web page at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/teach-others/fsis-
educational-campaigns/thermy/thermy.
Is It Done Yet?A Food safety program to promote the use of food thermometers
when cooking all meat and poultry products. You can view the USDA Food Safety and
Inspection Service Is It Done Yet? Web page at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/teach-others/fsis-
educational-campaigns/is-it-done-yet.
Program Staff
Your Summer Food Specialist at the CDE Nutrition Services Division is the best
resource for questions about SFSP requirements. The SFSP staff Contact List and
County Assignments are found in the Download Forms section of the CNIPS online
application as SFSP 01.
Dennis Arena
E-mail: darena@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-324-9073
Barbara Barlow
E-mail: bbarlow@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-327-6071
Melissa Garza
E-mail: mgarza@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-322-5885
Vincent Keene
E-mail: vkeene@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-322-8319
Kamaldeep Mann
E-mail: kmann@cde.ca.gov
Phone: 916-445-4839
You can also contact the CDE Nutrition Services Division toll-free at 800-952-5609,
Option 3, or by e-mail at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.