CHCC Environmental Health Disease Prevention

26/09/2024

When you prepare meals and snacks for yourself, your family, and your friends, it is important to follow simple food safety tips to help prevent foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.” Whether you are a home cook, a professional chef, or a recipe writer, there are some easy steps you can take to help keep your food safe all the way from the grocery store to the kitchen table. Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation

24/09/2024

Pop Quiz:

True or False? If a ready-to-cook food is contaminated with bacteria that could make you sick, freezing will kill the bacteria. Answer: https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/test-your-safety-knowledge-about-ready-cook-foods

Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation

19/09/2024

National Food Safety Education Month tip: If you – or someone you care for – are in one of these high-risk groups, it's especially important to practice safe food handling.

- Pregnant women, their unborn babies, and children
- Older adults and people with cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, organ transplants, and autoimmune diseases

https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/people-risk-foodborne-illness Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation

17/09/2024

This National Food Safety Education Month remember the 2-Hour Rule: Throw out any perishable foods left out at room temperature for more than 2 hours unless you’re keeping it hot or cold.
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/food-safety-your-kitchen

12/09/2024

Cook that dough! In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, read this first before mixing up your dough. Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation

https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/test-your-safety-knowledge-about-ready-cook-foods

10/09/2024

Food Retailers & Food Service Grocery stores and restaurants take many steps to reduce the risk of food poisoning. Rules from the FDA called the “Food Code” provide science-based guidance to keep food safe in grocery stores and restaurants. Once it gets to your door, remember your role in : clean, separate, cook and chill. Learn more: fightbac.org

08/09/2024

Sign up for food safety trainings! Registration is required. Contact the EHDP office at (670) 236-2027 or email rosalia.igisaiar@chcc.health to secure your spot.

06/09/2024

? 1 in 6 Americans experience foodborne illness every year. Follow these safety tips to keep you and your family safe during National Food Safety Education Month.

04/09/2024

September is National Food Safety Education Month! Everyone has a role to play in keeping food safe! Before it reaches your home, steps are taken to reduce the risk of illness. Remember to wash hands and surfaces before preparing food at home. Learn more: fightbac.org

21/11/2023