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PETERBOROUGH-Over the last 20 years Peterborough Public Health has certified 20,000 food handlers in order to protect the public from food borne illness. “Today’s group of 25 students helps us reach an important milestone of 20,000 certified safe food handlers since 1997 who have taken their skills out into the community, to keep us all safe from foodborne illnesses,” said Atul Jain, Manager of Environmental Health programs. “This event recognizes the role we all play in protecting public health, especially since the knowledge gained by these students is used both in their homes as well as in their workplaces.” Public Health Inspectors train food handlers in Peterborough City, County and Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations to ensure that all restaurants, long-term care homes, supermarkets, butcher shops, chip trucks and other food premises are preparing foods safely according to public health standards. The Food Handler Training and Certification course teaches participants how to identify foodborne illness and food safety hazards, safe food handling process and correct cleaning and sanitizing techniques. The course is offered free of charge to local residents and is an important protective and preventative measure for public health. Since 1997, Peterborough Public Health has run a total of 994 food handler courses, including the one that took place today. On January 1, 2015, a Food Handler Certification by-law came into place in both the City and County of Peterborough requiring all high and moderate risk food premises to have at least one certified food handler working in a supervisory capacity on site at all times. High-risk food premises are those that handle food with multiple preparation steps, and/or who serve people at greatest health risks for food-borne illnesses, such as nursing homes, hospitals and some restaurants. Moderate-risk food premises include fast-food establishments, chip trucks and bakeries that have fewer preparation steps and generally serve healthier populations Click here for more information: http://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca |
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20,000 and counting for Peterborough Public Health
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