Entry task question: Why is hand washing so important when preparing food? What could result in not washing your hands before preparing foods? Target Today you will demonstrate the proper way to wash your hands

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A sharp knife is safer than a dull knife. Use an acrylic cutting board, and cut food away from your body. If the knife falls, jump back and let it drop. Never use a knife to open cans or pry lids. Wash and store knives and other sharp objects separately from other utensils.

Sweep broken glass into a dustpan immediately. Wipe the area with several layers of damp paper towel to remove glass chips. Place broken glass and damp paper towels in a paper bag and place the bag in a trash container.

Turn the handles of cookware inward on a range. Use thick, dry potholders when handling hot pans. Open lids, like a shield, away from your body to avoid steam burns. Pull out the oven rack first when removing hot cookware from the oven. Remember that the heating elements on electric ranges remain hot for a long time after being turned off.

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Small Pan Fires Use a larger lid to smother the flame.

Avoiding falls, bumps & bruises: Clean up spills immediately with paper towels. Keep cupboard doors and drawers closed or shut when they are not in use. Use a ladder/stool to retrieve high or hard-to-reach objects.

Cook foods thoroughly to destroys harmful bacteria that may be present in food. Separate foods to avoid cross-contamination! Chill - follow the COOL rules! Clean hands, surfaces and produce.

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Why is it important ?

Hand washing is important because it washes away all bacteria and germs before you start to prepare food. Even if your hands look clean, they are in fact very dirty.

A 2006 American Society of Microbiology study revealed that only 75 percent of women and 50 percent of men wash their hands after using the toilet. What do you think about middle and high school students?

Only 33 percent of middle and high school females wash, and only 8 percent of males.

Hand washing It is estimated that washing hands with soap and water could reduce diarrheal disease-associated deaths by up to 50% 1. 1 Researchers in London estimate that if everyone routinely washed their hands, a million deaths a year could be prevented 2. 2 A large percentage of foodborne disease outbreaks are spread by contaminated hands. Appropriate hand washing practices can reduce the risk of foodborne illness and other infections 3. 3 Hand washing can reduce the risk of respiratory infections by 16% 4. 4 The use of an alcohol gel hand sanitizer in the classroom provided an overall reduction in absenteeism due to infection by 19.8% among 16 elementary schools and 6,000 students 5. 5 Research from the CDC

The steps necessary for proper hand washing procedures are as follows: 1. Wet hands and forearms with hot water. Apply enough soap to build up a good lather. 2. Thoroughly scrub any exposed surfaces with soap and water. This includes underneath your finger nails!!! 3. Rub hands and arms for at least 20 seconds

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4.Rinse off soap thoroughly under running hot water. 5.Turn off the water faucet using a paper towel 6.Dry hands and arms using a separate paper towel.

When you are preparing food for an extended period of time you should wash your hands every two hours to help prevent cross contamination.

According to the “British Medical Journal” you should wash hands at least 10 times daily is necessary to prevent disease. How often do you?

You should always wash your hands in these situations: Before starting work After any work breaks, including those to eat, drink or chew gum Before and after handling raw foods such as meat, fish and poultry After touching hair, face or body

After sneezing, coughing, or using tissue After using the restroom After using any cleaning or sanitizing product After taking out the garbage

After cleaning dirty dishes and tables. After touching anything else that might contaminate food, such as a phone, money, door handles, or soiled table linens. While hand sanitizers are widely available, never use in place of hand washing.

If you have a cut on your hand: Wash out your cut Put a band aid or bandage it up. Wear a glove over the band aid.

Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to reduce the number of germs on them. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol- based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can quickly reduce the number of germs on hands in some situations, but sanitizers do not eliminate all types of germs. Hand sanitizers are not effective when hands are visibly dirty.

Group #1: Rinse quickly with cold water. Group #2: Rub hands together under cold water without soap for 10 seconds Group #3: Run hands under hot water, lather with soap, rub hands together for 10 seconds, rinse with hot water. Group #4: Run hands under hot water, lather with soap, scrub nails, rub hands together for 20 seconds, rinse with hot water.