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Archives for January 26, 2015

World Health Day Letter from the Executive Director

January 26, 2015

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Shelley Feist, Executive Director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education, discusses World Health Day 2015.

The World Health Day has set aside April 7 to focus on food safety from farm to plate— the theme of World Health Day 2015.  WHO says the day focuses on “demonstrating the importance of food safety along the whole length of the food chain in a globalized world, from production and transport, to preparation and consumption.”

For its’ part, the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education will be working through social media on April 7 to recognize and pay tribute to the thousands of health and food safety educators, teachers, and community leaders, that work to teach consumers about the importance of safe food handling to reducing risk of illness – especially for young children and other vulnerable populations.

WHO’s 10 Facts on Food Safety include that “everybody has a role to play in keeping food safe”, (Fact 9) and “consumers should be well informed on food safety practices,” (Fact 10).  These are two important facts that sometimes get pushed down in priority when the food industry is focusing on production, transport, and sales of food.  But these two facts are the basis for the work of the Partnership and its network of BAC Fighters in the United States.

And we agree with WHO’s statement that “People should make informed and wise food choices and adopt adequate behaviors. They should know common food hazards and how to handle food safely, using the information provided in food labelling.”  But as any consumer knows, labels on food might give you some of the steps to keeping food safe (it might give you the safe end-point temperature, for example), but protecting one’s health includes preparing for handling food by first washing hands thoroughly with soap and running water whenever possible;  using a food thermometer to measure if food has reached a safe temperature –not guessing based on whether it looks hot; and being aware of how actions at home might spread harmful bacteria from a raw food to a surface or to hands, and other methods of cross-contamination.

In the United States consumers benefit from a required meat and poultry safe handling label.  Consumers should always take notice of the label, and encourage children to read the label with them when they prepare these products.  For the full range of simple but critical steps to reducing risk of foodborne illness, consumers should turn to Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill, and to fightbac.org as a source to be informed about and involved as active partners in the food safety chain of prevention.

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Core Four Practices, Food handling, food safety, Food safety education, Food safety educator, Food safety teacher, foodborne illness, Poultry, prevent foodborne illness, World Health Day

Bremer County, Iowa 4-H Learns Safe Food Handling

January 26, 2015

Moriah and Reba, two high school students from the Bremer County, Iowa Tri-River Trendsetters 4-H Club used Fight BAC! materials to teach thirteen young Cloverbuds about food safety. The Cloverbuds got a kick out of the BAC story – Moriah and Reba used silly voices to tell a story about harmful foodborne bacteria. Moriah and Reba went the extra mile, making a coloring book for each child in the group.

Moriah will use what she learned about the core four food safety practices in the upcoming 4-H fair when she submits a project on food safety. The Partnership for Food Safety Education salutes Moriah and Reba for their work to Fight BAC!

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: BAC Fighter, Fight BAC, food safety, Food safety education, Food safety resources, Iowa

Harrisburg University of Science & Technology Promotes Food Safety

January 26, 2015

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Dr. Rene Massengale and her team from Harrisburg University of Science & Technology promoted food safety at the 2011 Pennsylvania Farm show in January 2011.  Dr. Massengale is a food and water quality scientist.  Her research focuses on the topics of food safety and quality.

This was the Harrisburg team’s first time presenting at this very busy event; the Farm Show tends to attract over half-a-million people each year and is one of the nation’s largest indoor agriculture events.

The Harrisburg University team’s engaging and fun exhibit featured a mock kitchen with real cabinet doors and a counter top. The Partnership for Food Safety Education’s Mythbusters food safety myths were displayed on the front of the cabinet doors; the answers were revealed on the inside of the doors.  They also included the Mythbusters Quiz Game in their display.

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: BAC Fighter, Fight BAC, food safety, Food safety education, Food safety resources, Pennsylvania

Fight BAC! In Assisted Living Communities

January 26, 2015

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Lucy Dobson, a BAC! Fighter from Maryland, trains assisted living staffers on various practices that would improve conditions for the elderly, including proper food handling practices. Lucy feels that the senior population is underserved and is the population most vulnerable to foodborne illness.  Fight BAC! materials are essential to her training demonstrations.  Lucy’s trainees are often shocked to learn that meat and poultry should not be washed before cooking!  Lucy is a dedicated BAC! Fighter with an altruistic streak – she often drops off her extra Fight BAC! materials at her local YMCA to spread the word about safe food handling.

The Partnership commends Lucy’s efforts and true dedication to reducing foodborne illness, especially in such a vulnerable community!

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: BAC Fighter, Fight BAC, Food handling, food safety, Food safety education, Food safety resources, foodborne illness, Maryland, older people, Poultry, prevent foodborne illness, seniors

Safe Kids Day

January 26, 2015

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Dr. Beth Canfield-Simbro Teaches Food Safety to Kids and Parents

Dr. Beth Canfield-Simbro, an Associate Professor of Public Health & Health Education at the University of Mount Union, used Fight BAC!® materials at Safe Kids Day. The University partnered with the Stark County, Ohio Health Department and many other community organizations to host this family event, aimed at providing safety tips of all kinds. Over 170 children attended this years’ fair. Beth taught food safety to kids and their parents using an interactive display with small refrigerator and a bunch of plastic foods. Children loved guessing which foods had to go in the fridge, and which could stay out safely. Beth also gave away cooking temperature magnets to help families Fight BAC at home after Safe Kids Day was over.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: BAC Fighter, children, Fight BAC, food safety, Food safety education, food safety event, Food safety resources, Home food safety, Ohio

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