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Cooking for Crowds
Cooking for Crowds
Objectives
• Provide the reasons why food safety is important to your event
• Show practical ways to purchase, prepare, and serve foods safely
• Encourage you to share this information with others in your organization
Cooking for Crowds
Chapter 1
Why Risk It?
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Why Have a Food Fundraiser?
Preparation of food for the public
Financial gain for the organization
Community support
Pride in the preparation of great tasting food
Other reasons?
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Why Do You Need to Know About Food Safety?
Foodborne illness occurs when a person becomes ill from eating food that contains a biological, chemical, or physical hazard
Foodborne outbreak occurs when 2 or more people experience the same illness after eating the same food.
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Foodborne Illness Does Occur
1990-2000: 1700 people became sick after eating at Pennsylvania non-profit food fundraisers
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates 76 million cases of foodborne illness in the U. S. each year
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Food Fundraisers—Not Like Cooking at Home
Volume:
Turkey dinner at home Turkey dinner fund-raiser
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Potentially Hazardous Foods
Potentially Hazardous Foods allow disease causing bacteria to grow
Meat&
Poultry Dairy foods
Shellfish
Tofu
Eggs
Fish
Slicedmelons
Baked orboiled
potatoesCooked rice or beans
Sprouts&
Raw seeds Soy-proteinfoods
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Ready-to-Eat Foods
Salads Hot dogs
Salad baritems
Cookedmeats
Sandwiches
Luncheonmeats
Slicedmelons
Food ready for service
Sliced fruits
Ready-to-Eat Foods are served without any further cooking or washing
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Cross-contamination
Cross-contamination
occurs when
microorganisms that
cause foodborne illness
are transferred from one
surface to another,
possibly contaminating
otherwise safe food
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Changing Trends in the Food System
Susceptible populations
include people that are at
a higher risk for illness
and even death from foods
contaminated with harmful
microorganisms
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Changing Trends in the Food System
In the past….Produced
Processed
Sold
Eaten
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Changing Trends in the Food System
Today….
Produced
Processed
Sold & Eaten
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The Costs to Your Organization Are Great
Lawsuits
Financialloss
Illcustomers
Reputation
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Protecting Your Customer’s Health-Your Legal Responsibility
BEFORE your next food fundraiser—
Do you need a license?
Have volunteers received the necessary food safety training?
How will your organization handle an outbreak?
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