Good morning, I wanted to share our series sharing Unique Holidays: December: World Food Service Safety Month with you. No, matter if your cooking dinner at home or eating in a restaurant you can never be to safe and its why we need to celebrate World Food Service Safety Month and to share this information with everyone we know.
World Food Service Safety Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month is observed in December. While Worldwide Food Service Safety Month focuses on keeping food prepared in the service industry safe, this event serves to remind us at home to ensure we are doing the right things to make sure what we eat stays safe. Since this is the month where there’s a high amount of festive feasting resulting in leftovers, keeping food safe is more important than ever.
History of Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Companies that make meals for hungry customers are subject to rigorous tests and trials to ensure any dishes they create for sale are of an high hygiene standard. The food service industry is a huge business, with up to 77% of food service sales coming from fast food and full-service restaurants in 2010, worldwide. You will usually hear of food service businesses selling wholesale food to businesses as big as Mc Donald’s, but plenty of them create single ready meals direct for consumers too.
All eating establishments should have a hygiene certificate, and they must keep on top of making sure its levels of cleanliness stay nice and high. This counts in any food preparation area. From a little Cafe down the road to any huge factory producing food on a large scale. Every packaged meal you eat, Microwave Meal, and tub of Ice Cream must be made in an environment subject to the high food safety standards demanded by the food service industry. Then we can enjoy your meal without fear of getting unwell.
After all food preparation is complete, surfaces should always be washed. Utensils should not be used for different items before being washed, and its especially important that Raw Meat is not stored with Cooked Meat.
How to celebrate Food Safety Month
When preparing food, a large amount of considerations need to be made. This month is the perfect opportunity to learn them, whether you prepare food inside the home or work making food in a restaurant or diner.
Foods including Chicken and Fish often require being cooked to a certain temperature before they’re able to be served. This prevents the risk of any Bacteria surviving on the food making a person ill.
One of the most effective ways to keep food preparation safe is to wash your hands. In fact, since that’s a great way to prevent illnesses like the common cold,. Why not pop a bottle of alcohol hand sanitizer in your bag so you get into the habit of cleaning up before grabbing a bite?
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
