LibGuides: Food Truck Food: Food Safety

What is Food Safety?

Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. [source]

Terminology

Salmonella:
food poisoning caused by infection with the salmonella bacterium. Reference: Salmonella Food Poisoning

Infographics

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References

Food Safety Standards Australia
The standards, which also contain health and hygiene obligations for food handlers, aim to lower the incidence of food-borne illness.
World Health Organisation: Food Safety
Australian Institute of Food Safety
Links to courses and information about food safety
Avoid Food Poisoning: Cook Safe
Victorian Government, Better Health Channel talks about how to CookSafe. Includes a good video.

Use by dates

Checking your used by dates
Used by and best before dates
Official description of Standard 1.2.5. Food Standards of New Zealand and Australia
Best before and used by dates
Food Authority NSW talks about 'used by' and 'best before' dates and how you might use these foods differently.

Hygiene Issues

Food businesses – personal hygiene for food handlers
Tips and hints on personal hygiene for food handlers.