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The ministry would like to thank the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit for this valuable contribution towards the development of a provincial training program. This document is available, in whole or in part, for the use of public health units in Ontario. The ministry takes no responsibility for any modification of the content of this document.\u003Cbr>2 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care – Public Health Division, updated January, 2017 |\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n| Table of Contents\u003Cbr>4 Introduction\u003Cbr>12 Foodborne Illness\u003Cbr>26 Microorganisms\u003Cbr>43 Time and Temperature\u003Cbr>58 Receiving and Storage\u003Cbr>69 Microbiological Contamination\u003Cbr>78 Personal Hygiene\u003Cbr>89 Cleaning and Sanitizing\u003Cbr>104 Pest Control\u003Cbr>114 Food Safety Management\u003Cbr>124 References\u003Cbr>125 Appendices\u003Cbr>3 |\n\nIntroduction  \n5 Introduction to Food Safety  \n6 Benefits for Food Premises  \n6 Food Safety Legislation  \n10 Responsibilities  \n11 In Review  \n4  \n\n| INTRODUC TION |\n| --- |\n| Introduction to Food Safety\u003Cbr>The food service industry is a big part of the Canadian economy. It includes people working in the many different parts of food service, like restaurants and grocery stores, and factories that process, package and ship food to those restaurants and stores. |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>A food premise is a place that prepares and/or sells food. |\n| It’s well known that there’s a need for special standards in the food industry because of:\u003Cbr>• The chance for the spread of disease and illness through food\u003Cbr>• Customers wanting to be sure the places they buy their food from are safe\u003Cbr>The first goal of any food premise must be to produce the safest and highest quality food possible. Unfortunately, many of the people working in food premises don’t fully understand the risks involved in food service or the need to meet food safety requirements, like personal hygiene, avoiding food contamination and keeping foods at safe temperatures.\u003Cbr>This course will teach you how to keep food safe.\u003Cbr>5 |\n\n\n| INTRODUC TION |\n| --- |\n| Benefits for Food Premises\u003Cbr>A well designed food safety program is good for both the food premises and their customers. Repeat business from customers and higher job satisfaction for employees can lead to higher profits and better service.\u003Cbr>Some ways that food premises can benefit are:\u003Cbr>• More repeat business from customers who will want to keep going to a place where the food is safe\u003Cbr>• Employees being happier with their jobs knowing that the food they are working with is safe\u003Cbr>• Lower insurance costs because no claims have been made against their insurance from unsafe food\u003Cbr>• Not having to spend money on lawsuits, medical claims or fines for having unsafe food\u003Cbr>• Happier customers because handling food safely helps to keep it fresher and better tasting\u003Cbr>• Cleaning and sanitizing costs can be kept down if food premises are kept safe\u003Cbr>• Not wasting money by throwing away food that was not kept safe\u003Cbr>• Not losing money by having to close because of unsafe conditions\u003Cbr>• Not having the bad publicity, and loss of customers, that can happen if food premises are closed by the health unit\u003Cbr>Food Safety Legislation\u003Cbr>The food service industry is regulated by legislation at all three levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal). Legislation is the set of rules that food premises need to follow to make sure their food is kept safe. Some of it is specific to the food, like cooking temperatures. Other rules cover things like the condition of the building and the types of equipment that need to be used. All of these things together are very important, and have an impact on how safe your food is. 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