Food Safety For YOU! 2007 Edition

Food Safety from Farm to Table

Here's your chance to become food safety savvy!

Delve into these in-depth sections.
Begin by exploring the Farm-to-Table Continuum.

EVERYONE PLAYS A ROLE IN REDUCING FOODBORNE BACTERIA!

The FARM-TO-TABLE INITIATIVE involves identifying possible contamination points along the farm-to-table continuum and implementing controls for preventing problems that might affect our nation's food supply. Use the illustration to explore the steps food travels from the farm to the table. Refer to the Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety video and the Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide to learn more about the key concepts at each step.

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FARM Use GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES

PROCESSING Monitor at CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS

TRANSPORTATION Use Clean Vehicles and Maintain the COLD CHAIN

RETAIL Follow the FOOD CODE Guidelines

TABLE Always Follow the 4 CS OF FOOD SAFETY Clean Cook Combat Cross-Contamination Chill

Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide