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Food Access With A Clean Kitchen
By Julia Taylor-Fernandez
When dining out, the final food access before it is presented
to you, the consumer, is with the restaurant. It is the owner’s
responsibility to make sure that the food that they are serving
is free of bacterial contamination and that they are following
all food safety guidelines, as dictated by law.
If someone does become ill after eating at a restaurant, the
owner will lose not only revenue from loss of customers, but may
be involved in penalties or lawsuits. It is important for an owner
to make sure that all safety measures are being followed at all
times.
The first thing a restaurant should do is train everyone who
has direct access to the kitchen and the food. This training should
cover the basic food and safety guidelines of the city and it
should be practical as well.
Restaurant Employees Preparing Food Safely
It is not enough to teach individuals how to prepare the different
recipes and dishes that the restaurant offers; employees also
need to know how to prepare the orders in the safest way possible,
cleanliness, and proper handling and storage practices.
People working in a restaurant kitchen should ideally receive
outside training. This ensures an objective training session that
is purely focused on avoiding food contamination and does not
involve any discussion of food cost.
A Clean Kitchen With Clean Preparation Stations
Usually, these training sessions end with a certificate when
successfully completed. This can be a great sales technique for
a restaurant, as the certificates can be posted on the wall in
full view of customers when they enter the eatery.
Restaurants that have followed all the safety guidelines and
training have the responsibility of the final food access before
it is presented to the customer, and thus need to ensure that
their kitchens are clean. Health inspectors will be checking for
a clean kitchen and very clean preparation stations.
Look Inside An Open Kitchen
Customers often have the ability to see into the kitchen, and
if they see that it is clean and that the employees are also wearing
clean clothing and wearing hair nets or have their hair tied back,
then they will come back again and also tell their family and
friends about the establishment.
Following regulations and guidelines, having well trained employees,
and keeping a clean kitchen and eating area are very important
for the prevention of food poisoning in the restaurant business.
Restaurateurs have the responsibility of the final food access
before it is presented to the customer.
Ensuring The Restaurant Remains In Business
If a customer does become ill, the loss can be so bad that the
restaurant might go out of business; especially if there is a
lawsuit, heavy penalties and bad press. Putting the public at
risk isn’t a good way to do business, nor is it good for anyone’s
well being.
Following these guidelines should ensure that the restaurant
remains in business and enjoys a good profit.
About the Author:
Julia Taylor-Fernandez has written a number of articles on food,
cooking and dieting including General
Nutrition, Meal
Plans, Salad
Dressings, Organic
Baby Food, Fruit
Flower Baskets, Fresh
Fruit, Latte
Coffee, Teen
Weight Loss, Nutritional
Information, Teen
Diets, Healthy
Appetizers, Health
Food Store, Food
Packaging.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What are some of the most common food contamination problems
for manufacturers and growers?
The biggest problem that manufacturers and
growers face with food contamination is through E. Coli. It is
a very pesky microorganism that can be found in many different
places. There are other bacteria that can also be harmful.
Manufacturers and growers, be it produce
or animal, have to carefully monitor their products to ensure
that they are safe for the public. This safety may be attained
through testing samples or it could be in complete separation
of different food products.
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