Food Safety
GERMS
GERMS
•There are millions of germs called
bacteria
•Some types are on food and make
many people sick each year
Did you ever get
sick after eating?
What kind of food
did you eat?
How did you feel?
What is a
Foodborne Illness?
It is a sickness you can get from
eating food that is filled with lots of
harmful bacteria or GERMS!
Food that bacteria
love to grow on…
•Dairy
•Chicken
•Meat
•Seafood
•Cut melon
•Cooked Vegetables
Remember…
•Food can Look and Taste
Normal, but still be filled
with GERMS!
The food villains and their
dirty, rotten ways!
BACTERIA
Meet BAC the Bacteria
He’s on the attack!
Bac is quick
He can really make you sick!
E.Coli
The notorious king of
all bacteria, ‚Big E‛
will make your tummy
shake, rattle and roll!
Rott ‘n Roll Star
A contagious cowboy
who rustles up
trouble with his
slimy stampedes
Shigella
A diseased diva who
tours hand to hand
playing contagious
concerts
Campy Lobactor
A washed up ‚Bac act‛ that is
better left washed away. His
routine is no laughing matter!
How does bacteria
get on food?
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If you don’t wash your hands
Sneezing or coughing into food
If you leave food sitting out
If you don’t separate raw meat from cooked
food
How should I
wash my hands?
Let’s look at your hands…
ARE YOUR HANDS CLEAN??
When should you wash your hands?
• After…
– Using the bathroom
– Playing with pets
– Touching dirty surfaces
– Touching your cuts and sores
– Touching your hair, mouth, nose or eyes
– Touching raw meat or chicken
Meet Thermon, the
thermometer…
He makes sure that
food is at the right
temperature so that
YOU don’t get sick!
Separate…
Don’t
Cross-Contaminate!
Meet “Chilly” the Refrigerator
Be Cool and
Chill Out!
Remember to keep
cold food cold,
set your refrigerator
at 41˚F or lower
Would you buy food from here?
Be like Jr. Inspector and ONLY
buy food from safe places!
Enclosures
Identification
Handwash Set-up
When you buy food
from a cart on the
street, make sure you
look for this sticker!
Each year the color
changes, so check the
expiration date!
XXXXX
When you buy food, make sure…
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The area is SAFE
Food is Protected
Cart is clean
Soap + Paper Towels
Sticker (Riverside County)
Expiration Date
Owner Name
Remember, Jr. Inspectors always
fight Bac and his germ friends by…
•Washing your hands!
•Separating raw meats from other food!
•Keeping cold food cold and hot food hot!
•Buying food from safe places!
If food made you SICK
Tell your parents,
and call us QUICK!
1-888-722-4234