Keep Food Safe! Food Safety Basics (Skillshare)

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Keep Food Safe! Food Safety Basics (Skillshare)

Anyone who desires to learn how to cook should be aware of the following basic handling food safety guidelines. When dealing with food, common sense principles apply. Food safety must be thoroughly respected at all times to avoid food-borne illnesses and should be taken very seriously.

The next lessons will give you a good understanding and will help you and those you cook for avoid food poisoning.
Part 1: Read the attached PDF documents, you will find additional information about the subject.
Part 2: Do a research on the Internet about a recent case of food-related poisoning in your country and submit the case to the community.

It does not need to be literature; you can simply answer the following questions:

  • What was the issue?
  • Where and when did it happen?
  • What caused the issue?
  • What were the outcomes?
  • How could it have been prevented?

The goal of this assignment is to realize the importance of food safety rules.

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