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Food Service Reminders for Disaster Related Feeding Stations and the Public

By Florida Department of Health in Brevard County

November 08, 2022

November 8, 2022

Food Service Reminders for Disaster Related Feeding Stations and the Public

WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND CLEAN WATER:

  • After using the bathroom
  • Before handling food and drink
  • When switching between raw and cooked foods
  • After eating, drinking or smoking
  • After changing a soiled diaper
  • When hands become contaminated
  • Between changing gloves
  • After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms
  • After caring for or handling support animals
  • After coughing, sneezing or using a handkerchief or disposable tissue

WEAR GLOVES PROPERLY:

  • Always wash hands before wearing a new pair of gloves
  • Wear gloves before handling food
  • Never re-use or wash gloves
  • Change gloves once they become soiled or discolored
  • Change gloves when switching between raw and cooked foods
  • Change gloves when hands become contaminated
  • Remove gloves before eating, drinking, smoking or taking out the garbage

KEEP SOAP AND CLEAN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS

KEEP HOT FOODS AT 135˚F OR ABOVE

KEEP COLD FOODS AT 41˚F OR BELOW

COOK FOODS THOROUGHLY (for a minimum of 15 seconds as indicated below)

  • Chicken and Other Poultry and Stuffed Meats----165˚F
  • Ground Beef and Other Ground Meats--------------155˚F
  • Pork, Beef, Eggs and Other Meats---------------------145˚F

USE UTENSILS TO HANDLE FOOD WHENEVER POSSIBLE

DO NOT TOUCH READY TO EAT FOOD WITH BARE HANDS

IF POSSIBLE, DO NOT KEEP LEFTOVERS

THAW FOODS IN A REFRIGERATOR

COOL HOT FOODS RAPIDLY FROM 135˚F TO 70˚F, WITHIN 2 HOURS AND WITHIN A TOTAL OF 6 HOURS FROM 135˚F TO 41˚F OR BELOW

WHEN IN DOUBT-THROW IT OUT

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