1. Food Science and Safety Indicating food safety practices while outdoors and explaining food borne illnesses.

2. Objectives b b Indicate food safety practices while camping and boating. b b Explain different food –borne illnesses and their effects on the human body.

3. Keeping food safe while camping   Take foods in the smallest quantity needed – pack only the amount of food you think you’ll use.   In the cooler use ice or frozen gel packs to keep the food cold. Also fill your cooler with cold or frozen foods that will be used while camping.   Pack foods in your cooler in reverse-use order – pack foods first that you are likely to use last.   Bring water for drinking or mixing with foods.

4. Keeping food safe while camping   Don’t forget about non-perishable foods that are great for camping like peanut butter, canned meat, poultry or fish, dried soups, noodles, fruits and nuts.   Keep your cooler covered with a blanket, tarp or poncho at your campsite.   Use moist towelettes to clean your hands when preparing and working with food.   Bring a food thermometer.   Cook foods thoroughly.

5. Keeping food safe while boating   Insulated coolers should be packed with several inches of ice or frozen gel packs.   Store foods in water-tight containers to prevent contact with melting ice water.   All perishable foods, like meat, salads, etc should be kept in a cooler with a cold source.   Keep the lid to your cooler closed as tight as possible – keep beverages in a separate insulated container.

6. Keeping food safe while boating   Don’t forget about non-perishable foods that are great for boating like peanut butter and jelly, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, trail mix and canned meat.   Keep cooler out of the sun, covered with a blanket or tarp if possible, for further insulation.

7. Names of Food-borne illnesses   Botulism   Campylobacteriosis   Listeriosis   Perfringens food poisoning   Salmonellosis   Shigellosis   Staphylococcal food poisoning   Vibrio infection   Amebiasis   Giardiasis   Hepatitis A virus