Michigan State University Extension
Extension Food Safety Education - FSQ96053
12/01/96

Project Title: A Model Program To Train Occasional Quantity Cooks For Safe Food Handling

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Materials Title: Safe Food Handling for Occasional          
Quantity Cooks                                              
Materials Format:  Adult Curriculum Notebook, Video(Vis. 1) 
Date Materials Produced:  1994                              

Project Number: 92-EFSQ-1-4053                              
University:  Ohio State University                          
Project Director:  Lydia Madeiros, Ph.D.                    
Specialist, Food & Nutrition                                
Ohio State University                                       
Cooperative Extension Service                               
265 Campbell Hall/1787 Neil Avenue                          
Columbus,OH  43210-1295                                     

Phone: 614-292-2699                                         
FAX: 614-292-7536                                           
E-mail - medeiros.1@osu.edu

This project has been completed.                            

Safe Food Handling for Occasional Quantity Cooks            
Abstract:                                                   
This is a comprehensive curriculum developed to teach       
volunteer food handlers in church, 4-H, scouting and/or     
fraternal organizations. The curriculum addresses           
practices and responsibilities of volunteer and seasonal    
food handlers, using a critical thinking approach and       
HACCP principles. Background information is given on        
foodborne illness, tips from a food sanitarian, and legal   
issues/responsibilities. The package includes a             
videotape, 54-page Trainers Manual, 55-page Participants    
Manual and worksheets, masters for overheads, mini-         
posters, sample advertisements and press releases for       
marketing, evaluation, and certificates. Each lesson        
requires approximately 45 minutes, and the lesson plans     
include objectives, background/introduction, activity       
guides, and review suggestions that help assess critical    
thinking. This complete program includes topics on          
planning and purchasing, storing food supplies, preparing   
food, safe thawing practices, server hygiene,               
transporting-storing-and serving cooked food, and           
handling leftovers.                                         

I. Content                                                  
 A.  Main emphasis of the curriculum:                       
  - Microbiological issues:  plant food issues, animal      
food issues                                                 
 B. Content related to risk communications:                 
  - Understanding risks and issues related to bacteria      
  - Risk reduction strategies:  HACCP                       
  - Critical thinking strategies explicitly stated          
 C. Content related to microbiological issues:              
  - Scientific principles of food safety                    
  - Foodborne illness                                       
  - Consideration of at-risk populations:  children ,       
elderly                                                     
  - Food purchasing considerations                          
  - Food preparation at church, 4-H, fraternal              
organizations, etc.                                         
  - Food storage                                            
  - Critical thinking strategies explicitly stated          
  - Regulatory issues:  policies, agencies                  

II. The curriculum addresses the following food related     
risk educational goals:                                     
 A. Reduce the risk of foodborne illness                    
 B. Improve consumer understanding of food related risks    
 C. Develop and use critical thinking skills                

III. Format                                                 
 - Number of lessons in curriculum - 5 in both Trainer      
and Participant curriculum                                  
 - Length of each lesson, time required: 45 minutes         
 - Target audiences are general public, occasional          
quantity cooks, volunteers                                  
 - Materials are applicable to diverse audiences            
 - Materials are available in English                       
 - Facilitator materials include background information,    
goals and objectives, lesson plans/scripts, camera-ready    
masters, resource lists, evaluation guidelines.             
 - Learner materials format: fact sheet, handout,           
overhead transparencies, video(Vis. 1)                      
 - Materials intended to be instructor-led                  
 - Production qualities include text written in active      
voice, graphics immediately identifiable and relevant to    
content and reader.                                         
 - Instructional strategies include discussion,             
demonstrations, observations, audiovisual presentation      
 - Learning activities include observation, drama,          
learner presentations                                       

Availability Information:                                   

Posters and brochures:  free                                
Camera-ready masters for fact sheets:  $20.50               
Video:  $25.50                                              

Order from:                                                 
Ohio State University Extension Publication Office          
385 Kottman Hall                                            
2021 Coffey Rd                                              
Columbus, OH 43210-1044                                     

The above materials are available on interlibrary loan      
from the National Agricultural Library. Contact a local     
librarian for further assistance in obtaining the           
materials.                                                  

NAL Call Number:  Kit no. 256                               

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