Food Safety - Food Defense 🌎
Languages: English, French, Spanish (North America)
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Description: Intentional food contamination can be a serious problem that leads to severe injury or even death. Employees are the first line of defense in these situations and need to be prepared when irregular activity takes place. This subject will look at some general principles to monitor the safety of food preparation areas, as well as examine and explain the specific F.I.R.S.T. acronym created by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help identify and reduce risks.
Languages: English, French, Spanish (North America)
Media Editing: The video module(s) in this subject are editable under our Content Studio offering unless otherwise indicated. For more information about Content Studio, contact your CSM.
Description: Intentional food contamination can be a serious problem that leads to severe injury or even death. Employees are the first line of defense in these situations and need to be prepared when irregular activity takes place. This subject will look at some general principles to monitor the safety of food preparation areas, as well as examine and explain the specific F.I.R.S.T. acronym created by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help identify and reduce risks.
Languages: English, French, Spanish (North America)
Media Editing: The video module(s) in this subject are editable under our Content Studio offering unless otherwise indicated. For more information about Content Studio, contact your CSM.
Description: Intentional food contamination can be a serious problem that leads to severe injury or even death. Employees are the first line of defense in these situations and need to be prepared when irregular activity takes place. This subject will look at some general principles to monitor the safety of food preparation areas, as well as examine and explain the specific F.I.R.S.T. acronym created by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help identify and reduce risks.
Topics
General Food Defense Principles
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It’s not always easy to identify suspicious activity in your workplace. This topic will teach you how to look for certain instances that could lead to food contamination, and when to notify someone about it.
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Questions (level 1, 2, 3)
Video module
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Make sure to employ effective food defense techniques at your workplace. This is important because it can help protect customers and co-workers from intentional contamination and terrorist efforts.
Take all suspicious activity or threats in your area seriously; don’t ignore any threats that you consider unlikely. This helps you to be prepared and keeps your food and customers safe.
If someone is asking a lot of questions about security in your area, or is trying to get access to authorized areas, they may be looking to tamper with food. Don’t let them into authorized areas and notify someone right away.
If you notice employees who are acting strangely, changing their working hours a lot, and working in different locations, notify someone as they may have ill intent.
If you notice unattended belongings in your area, like bags or vehicles, this could be a sign of suspicious activity and you should alert the correct people.
If you notice that the ingredients or food products you’re using are different than normal, this could be a sign they have been tampered with and you should notify the proper people.
F.I.R.S.T. – Food Defense Awareness
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F.I.R.S.T. is a U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiative to help educate employees on the dangers of intentional food contamination. This topic will explore the F.I.R.S.T. acronym, explain each step, and provide details about how employees are the first line of defense.
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Questions (level 1, 2, 3)
PDF module (This module was created in a tool that is not supported by our Content Studio offering.)
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F.I.R.S.T. is a U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiative to help teach employees about the risks of intentional food contamination or terrorist efforts.
F – Follow your company’s food defense plan and procedures. Stay up to date on what your company’s procedure is for intentional food contamination and understand how to execute it so you’re prepared to do so when needed.
I – Inspect your work area and surrounding areas. Do this before and after your shift, and treat anything out of place as suspicious.
R – Recognize anything out of the ordinary around your workplace. This includes your equipment, ingredients, and people.
S – Secure all ingredients, supplies, and finished products so they can’t be accessed by non-employees. Proper storage helps reduce the risk of intentional contamination.
T – Tell management if you notice anything unusual or suspicious. Always alert authorities so that suspicious behavior can be dealt with as soon as possible.
Preview of PDF module for “F.I.R.S.T. – Food Defense Awareness”.
