Title: Demonstrate food safety and sanitation practices.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory II (19904-6) > Section: Demonstrating Nutrition and Wellness

Demonstration should include

- practicing good hygiene
- using hand-washing techniques
- using cleaning techniques
- using sanitary preparation techniques
- maintaining equipment
- practicing sanitation procedures
- applying food handling techniques (e.g., avoiding cross-contamination)
- observing time and temperature requirements (i.e., danger zone and internal temperatures)
- following best practices for storage.

Teacher Resources:

- Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
- Partnership for Food Safety Education

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is food safety important?
- What are different food safety practices?

Communication

- What are resources for food safety information?
- How can we avoid food-borne illnesses?

Leadership

- What are ways to demonstrate safe food-handling techniques at home and in school?

Management

- How does personal hygiene relate to safe food handling?
- How do you prevent cross-contamination?