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Question:

An establishment has both baked chicken and meatloaf in the "Preparation for Same Day Service" category. What are the biological hazards for both food items? What are the controls measures?

Answer:

Both food items share the biological hazards of Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, and Bacillus cereus. Meatloaf also has a potential hazard of E. coli 0157H7, whereas the baked chicken has a unique hazard of Campylobacter.

While the hazards for both food items are slightly different, the general control measures are the same and include

- Cooking

- Cooling

- Cold Holding

- Hot holding

- No bare hand contact with RTE food, proper handwashing, exclusion/restriction of ill employees