FDA
Food and drug administration - inspects all food expect meat poultry and eggs
regulate food services
USDA
US department of agriculture - Inspects meat, eggs, poultry - food that crosses state boundries or involves more than one state
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - investigates outbreaks of foodborne illness and studies the cause and control of diseases
PHS
Public health service - assist FDA, USDA to research food Bourne illness
Food Codes
regulate retail and foodservice operations - differ state to state
Health Inspector
conduct restaurant and foodservice inspections- trained in food safety and public health
Training Needs
gap between what staff should know and what they actually know
Four areas of critical food safety knowledge for staff
- Good personal hygiene
- Controlling time and temp
- Preventing cross contamination
- Cleaning and sanitizing
OJT
On the Job training - training while working. An experienced staff shows trainee the ropes while on duty
