Title: Identify federal, state, and local food safety requirements.
Course: Introduction to Culinary Arts (16051-36) > Section: Investigating Food Safety and Sanitation Measures

Identification should include using a variety of resources (e.g., environmental health specialists, online health inspections) to investigate and summarize local, state, and federal food safety requirements.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What organizations are responsible for regulating food-safety practices?
- How are federal and local requirements different?
- How can employees be made aware of essential sanitation and health codes?
- Why is it important to follow sanitation and health codes?

Communication

- How can a manager ensure that governmental requirements are understood by everyone in a food service operation?
- What resources are available from the government regarding food-safety practices?

Leadership

- Which governmental regulations must be followed when operating a food service establishment?
- How can leaders teach employees the importance of following all food-safety regulations?
- How can leaders set an example for following safety regulations?

Management

- How can management ensure that all employees follow federal, state, and local requirements?
- Why is management ultimately responsible for employees following safety requirements?

Teacher Resource:

- Food Safety, Virginia Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health Services