Setting International Standards for Food Safety
                     Setting 
Internatio
nal 
Standard
s for Food 
Safety
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Food safety in simple terms means that whatever we eat is safe to 
consume. This includes how we clean, prepare, cook and even store the 
foods we eat. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s 
website, there are four steps to food safety. Clean, separate, cook and chill.
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Clean – wash 
your hands 
and surfaces 
oGfertmse get ncomf.y on multiple surfaces 
quite quickly, to ensure they get stopped in 
their tracks, wash your hands, surfaces 
and food items thoroughly.
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Separate – 
don’t cross-
contaminate.
The golden rule is to always keep 
raw meats separate from any other 
food item. This includes your trolley 
when shopping, in the refrigerator 
and your cutting boards.
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Cook – to the 
right 
temperature.
Different food is cooked safely at 
different temperatures, the internal 
temperature gets high enough to kill all 
of the germs that could make you ill. The 
internal temperature can be measured 
with a food thermometer. Here are a few 
temps to look out for;Poultry – cooked at 
74C֯
Whole cuts of beef, pork and lamb – 
cooked at 63 ֯C
Fish – cooked at 63C֯ 5
Ground meat – 71C֯
Chill – 
refrigerate as 
soon as 
Frpeezoing asnds thaiwbing lfoeod i.s a major food safety 
component. Freeze perishable foods as soon as 
you can, divide them into portions that you will 
use at a given time, and know when to throw 
food out. Thawing food safely means not just 
leaving it in a sink or on a countertop, thaw food 
in the refrigerator, in the cold water, or by using 
the defrost function on your microwave.
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E2Learn in partnership with Highfield 
International offers an internationally 
accredited Level 2 
Certificate in Hospitality and Catering 
principles. (Food Production and Cooking) 
Upon completion of this course, students will 
receive a separate Highfield International 
Level 2 Certificate in Food Safety in Catering.
https://e2learn.net/setting-international-stan
dards-for-food-safety/
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