Food safe course is a very vital course for employees and
management of food service and production processes. The course is not only important to any food service company but also required in ensuring that food is safe and properly prepared. The course covers topics like: food storage, following proper hygiene especially in the washing of hands, washing all utensils and areas used in food preparation and other processes in the food safe guidelines. The guideline contains some process of food safe that some of us overlook or have no knowledge of and these guidelines are updated regularly.
Food storage is an important process emphasized in the food safe course. It is very crucial to always follow the processes of proper food storage. Each and every of our daily consumed food items need to be stored at different temperature and in different environment; the meat at a low temperature which is in the freezer and perishable food items and dairy products at an higher temperature that is in the refrigerator. Dairy products also need to be inspected for expiring dates. Consuming expired food items can be very dangerous to the health; these products are mostly infected with bacteria and germs. It is not just the expiring date that we need to take note of regarding dairy products; we should also take note of damaged on the container which has a result might have caused the package to open or burst leading to licking; these are serious food safety issues.
Another very essential process emphasized in the food safe courses is the process of following proper and correct hygiene procedures before, while and after food preparation. Cleaning every corner of the environment where food is being prepared or/and eating is a highly recommended and required. Utensils used in the kitchen such as knives, forks, spoons, plates, pots, pans and any other tools used in food preparation must be cleaned regularly according to food safe guidelines. The course provides video materials that show various factors involved in the process of food preparation, it’s environment and cooking utensils. This and other learning materials give you a direct insight into the guidelines of following food safe every time.
Before preparing raw animal products and aquatic products, it is important to inspect them in order to make sure they are still fresh; have not gone bad or contaminated. Consuming bacteria infected animal product like meat can very harmful to the health which why it should be inspected properly before preparing or consuming it. This is another important element of food safe guidelines which should be followed at all times.
A major area of food safe courses involves the thorough monitoring of the conditions and environment of food preparation. Food preparation needs to be done following the correct procedures so also is the storage of the food before and after preparing it. Even after following these procedures the food should also be inspected before and after preparing it. We all should have the knowledge of these procedures; it is an element in keeping healthy and safe from food illnesses.