The Food Protection Manager S Handbook

• Prepares you for any ANSI-accredited Food Preparation Manager exam • Provides a variety of study materials to support a range of learning styles • Practice exam software simulates the real exam with 90 timed questions • Includes full chapter videos to introduce material in a visual format • Interactive end of chapter quizzes reinforce material learned in the chapter • Can be used for first time certification or those looking for recertification Instead of feeling overwhelmed by all the information covered in the Food Protection Manager certification exam, employ your secret recipe for success: the Food Protection Manager’s Handbook. Just like your favorite dish, this handbook is well-presented, easily digestible, and full of all the necessary ingredients to help you ace the exam and ensure your place as an integral part of your food safety team. Beginner accessible, but also ideal for professionals who are looking to certify or recertify as a food protection manager, this handbook concentrates on exactly what you need to know in each exam category. The FDA Food Code is the basis for everything you will learn. Become better versed in all aspects of food safety, pass the food protection manager certification exam with ease, gain career-boosting credentials, and ensure the success of your food establishment with the Food Protection Manager’s Handbook. Quick recall is everything, both with food safety measures and when taking an exam. The Food Protection Manager’s Handbook design helps you study and remember what you’ve learned. Each topic starts with a brief introduction, key terms and objectives, and ends with chapter review questions to check comprehension. Encode and store information in your memory with mnemonic aids, charts, textboxes, and graphics and photos that bring the material to life. The glossary contains all the words in orange. Food Code section references in the margins tell you exactly where to look for further information on a topic. Prepare for the exam and master the steps taken to handle, prepare, and store food while avoiding all kinds of contamination. Confidently identify pathogens and allergens and apply food safety controls. Immerse yourself in the day-to-day activities and concerns of a food establishment: sources and receiving of food, food service, cleaning and sanitizing, facility and equipment, and pest control. Learn to comply with all regulations and inspections, how to plan for a crisis and train staff. Reinforce your learning with the included chapter videos, and take the practice exam as many times as you need to. End of Chapter Quizzes Take a fun, interactive quiz at the end of every chapter, at any time. The quizzes are ten questions each and untimed, so you have time to think. Click the review quiz button to immediately see how your answers compare to the correct ones. Click to get a detailed report with your score, the time it took you to take the quiz, and a list of questions marked correct or incorrect. The quiz questions emphasize the most important information in each chapter. These short, enjoyable quizzes help anchor the information in your memory to make it easy for you to transfer what you learn to your job in the food service industry and to obtain your food protection manager certification. They also help identify gaps in your knowledge that you can then review in the Handbook or the included chapter videos. Videos More than just a simple study aid, the video included for each chapter of the Food Protection Manager Handbook recounts all the information from the chapter in detail. Let Chef Dominic Hawkes, Master Chef of Great Britain and member of the American Culinary Federation, lead you through best practices for food safety, Food Code rules and regulations, and the science behind them. With or without closed captioning, you can pause, rewind, take notes and absorb the information at your convenience. These videos fit with any learning style and any schedule. Watch the videos and use the textbook as a reference guide, or rather than sit through a day of classes, use the videos to learn at your own pace. Learn during your commute or on your lunch break. These videos are a practical and entertaining way to study and memorize crucial food safety information and pass the food protection manager certification exam. Practice Exam Software The practice exam software included with the Food Protection Manager Handbook is the best way to alleviate test anxiety and prepare for the real exam. Download the software and take the practice exam on your own computer. The practice exam format and questions imitate the real exam with 90 questions in 90 minutes and a passing score of 70%. If you like, take the practice exam multiple times. A bank of 300+ questions ensures each practice exam is different. After submitting your answers, the results appear right away. You can review the quiz to see exactly which questions you did or did not answer correctly, and you can get a detailed report of the quiz, so you know which chapters to focus on. You know passing the food protection manager certification exam has the potential to change your life and career for the better, and this excellent practice exam can help you achieve that goal.

This updated guide identifies best industry practices to prevent foodborne illnesses, incorporating the standards in the most current Food and Drug Administration Food Code. This is the essential knowledge that retail food establishments need to apply each time they prepare, handle, display or offer food. This practices will help ensure that their customers remain confident that they have the best food safety program in place. This book is rich in industry photos, cartoon illustrations and fast read charts/graphs. Don't forget the SuperSafeMark Qucik Reference to Food Safety and Sanitation is the perfect compliment for hourly workers - it provides best practices that local health departments want to see in place. KEY FEATURES:A Retail look at Food Safety and Sanitation in the key areas of: Good Personal Hygiene Time and Temperature Management Avoiding Cross Contamination Cleaning and Sanitizing Features Include: Control symbol icons In-text glossary Quick reference time and temperature chart of safe temperatures Industry case studies Sanitizing and warewashing chart. Retail food establishments.

Based on the 2011 FDA Food Code, this book will guide you through the technical and practical knowledge you need to serve safe food in your business and to pass the certification exam.

Food Safety Management: A Practical Guide for the Food Industry, Second Edition continues to present a comprehensive, integrated and practical approach to the management of food safety throughout the production chain. While many books address specific aspects of food safety, no other book guides you through the various risks associated with each sector of the production process or alerts you to the measures needed to mitigate those risks. This new edition provides practical examples of incidents and their root causes, highlighting pitfalls in food safety management and providing key insights into different means for avoiding them. Each section addresses its subject in terms of relevance and application to food safety and, where applicable, spoilage. The book covers all types of risks (e.g., microbial, chemical, physical) associated with each step of the food chain, making it an ideal resource. Addresses risks and controls at various stages of the food supply chain based on food type, including a generic HACCP study and new information on FSMA Covers the latest emerging technologies for ensuring food safety Includes observations on what works and what doesn't on issues in food safety management Provides practical guidelines for the implementation of elements of the food safety assurance system Explains the role of different stakeholders of the food supply

Gives information on how food becomes contaminated and on the measures that should be taken to avoid such contamination, and gives guidance on how to plan and implement a training program for food handlers that will encourage a responsible and conscientious approach to food preparation. Intended for use by managers and supervisors in the food service industry.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains copies of all forms contained within the text.

The Guide to Food Safety is complete food safety training or retail food establishments presented by nationally recognized experts. This text includes learning aids such as industry case studies, an in-text glossary, icons that highlight key concepts, supermarket photos, quick reference charts for safe times and temperatures, and more. The Guide to Food Safety will give supervisors and managers the knowledge they need to achieve food handler certification.

The Food Safety Handbook: A Practical Guide for Building a Robust Food Safety Management System, contains detailed information on food safety systems and what large and small food industry companies can do to establish, maintain, and enhance food safety in their operations. This new edition updates the guidelines and regulations since the previous 2016 edition, drawing on best practices and the knowledge IFC has gained in supporting food business operators around the world. The Food Safety Handbook is indispensable for all food business operators -- anywhere along the food production and processing value chain -- who want to develop a new food safety system or strengthen an existing one.