Food Safety training

These are photographs of residents of Camphill Milton Keynes doing food safety training at the Chrysalis Theatre.
Food Safety refers to handling, preparing and storing food in a way to best reduce the risk of individuals becoming sick from food borne illnesses. 

Food safety is a global concern that covers a variety of different areas of everyday life.

The principles of food safety aim to prevent food from becoming contaminated and causing food poisoning. This is achieved through a variety of different avenues, some of which are:

• Properly cleaning and sanitising all surfaces, equipment and utensils
• Maintaining a high level of personal hygiene, especially hand-washing
• Storing, chilling and heating food correctly with regards to temperature, environment and equipment
• Implementing effective pest control
• Comprehending food allergies, food poisoning and food intolerance

Alex Fox