When you enter the food service industry, you will soon realize there is a lot to learn. Perhaps one of the most important things, though, is food safety. You want to serve only the best food to your customers, and you want their experience to be memorable for the right reasons. With that in mind,…
There’s no denying that the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus has changed the way we live our lives. It has also had quite a dramatic impact on the food industry, with food handlers having to adjust the way they do their job to keep everyone safe. But a question that’s on many people’s minds is, can coronavirus live…
You might not think twice about leaving frozen ingredients on your kitchen bench at home to thaw out. So, you might believe that such methods will always be suitable for the food industry, too. However, as you will learn when taking a food handlers safety course in Texas, there’s a right and wrong way to…
Every year, one in six Americans are affected by food poisoning. According to the CDC, there are at least 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. As a food service provider, other people’s health and well-being is in your hands. Your food handling practices can often make all the difference. You can learn all about how to…
Working in the food service industry means you need to know the answers to questions like ‘Where should a food handler check the temperature of food?’ and ‘How should a food handler test the temperature of food?’ Once you have this information and put it to good use, you can help your customers enjoy a…
When you start studying for a food handlers card in Texas, you learn all about how to make sure you’re serving safe food to your customers. Simple measures can go a long way to making sure you’re reducing the risk of food borne pathogens causing food poisoning. However, if the worst should happen and something…
You learn pretty quickly during a Texas Food Handlers certification course that bacteria and germs can transfer from a food handler to food and then on to those eating the food. With that in mind, you might be asking this all-important question: Can a food handler taste food to adjust seasoning? After all, you don’t…
It’s easy to assume that everyone inside and outside of the food service industry knows how to wash their hands. However, there’s more to standard handwashing than meets the eye. How long should you wash your hands? What is the correct order of steps for handwashing? These questions and others are just a few of…
Having an in-depth understanding of foodborne pathogens is critical for everyday people, but even more so for food handlers who serve and sell food to the public. Not understanding how food pathogens work may put people at risk of uncomfortable and even life-threatening illnesses. While you can learn a great deal about food pathogens in…
