1. Challenges to Food Safety

2. Foodborne Illness outbreak What is an outbreak?

3. Foodborne Illness outbreak What is an outbreak? -2+ people with same symptoms after eating the same food -Investigation by state & local regulatory (?) authorities -Confirmed by laboratory analysis

4. Time

5. Pressure to work quickly Can’t always follow safety practices

6. Language & Culture

7. Communication is not always easy (different languages) – common? Cultural differences – influence how we view food safety

8. Literacy & Education

9. Different levels of education (chef vs. cook vs. manager vs. busser) Add to challenges of teaching safety

10. Pathogens

11. Illness causing microorganisms are more frequently found on foods once considered safe (examples?)

12. Unapproved suppliers

13. How can they contribute to FBI outbreak?

14. High-Risk Customers

15. The number of customers at high risk for getting a FBI is increasing -growing elderly population -young children, infants, & toddlers -compromised immune systems -pregnant women

16. Staff Turnover What is this? How can this affect food safety?

17. Staff turnover Training new staff leaves less time for food safety training

18. The costs of Foodborne Illness What are the costs of a foodborne illness or, worse, outbreak.

19. The costs of Foodborne Illness -Loss of customers & sales -Loss of Rep -Negative media -Lowered Staff Morale -LAWSUIT! LEGAL FEES! -Staff Missing work (closure or illness) -Increase insurance premiums -Staff retraining (requirement due to settlement)

20. The costs of Foodborne Illness Human costs: Lost work (wages) Medical costs Long-term disability Death

21. Activity Take a sheet of paper Along one side, write 9am – 5pm in half hour increments

22. Activity -Put in the following activities where you think they should go: Change & Set up station (30 min) Lunch break (30 minutes) Food prep (6 hours) Clean up (1 hours) Count money & go to bank (1 hour) Preservice meeting (10 minutes)

23. Activity -Find time for the following activities, giving enough attention to each: Train new hires (1 hour) Train staff on safety (20 minutes) Do Safety walk-through (30 minutes) Do Health Inspection (1 hour) Inventory & Product ordering (3 hours) Paperwork (wages & billing) (4 hours)

24. Activity Is there enough time in the day?? How many hours did you have to add to squeeze it all in there?