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	Training and Education Food Service Workers ------------------------------------------------------------ Septic Installers Disaster and Disease Control Rabies ------------------------------------------------------------ Vectors ------------------------------------------------------------ Complaints ------------------------------------------------------------ Preparedness ------------------------------------------------------------ Epidemiology Food Restaurant ------------------------------------------------------------ Grocery Store ------------------------------------------------------------ School Lunch ------------------------------------------------------------ Milk Sampling ------------------------------------------------------------ Temporary Food Service ------------------------------------------------------------ Plan Review Housing Institutions ------------------------------------------------------------ Bed and Breakfast ------------------------------------------------------------ Child Care ------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile Home parks ------------------------------------------------------------ Home Loans ------------------------------------------------------------ Motels and Hotels Recreation Campgrounds ------------------------------------------------------------ Pools ------------------------------------------------------------ Travel Trailer Camps Sewage Septic Tank Permits ------------------------------------------------------------ Lot Evaluation ------------------------------------------------------------ Septic Tank Inspection ------------------------------------------------------------ Sub-division ------------------------------------------------------------ Design and consultation Water Well Permits ------------------------------------------------------------ Private Water Supplies Sampled ------------------------------------------------------------ Public Water ------------------------------------------------------------ Lot Evaluation	Fight Bacteria! (Taken in part from Cooking for Groups: A volunteer's Guide to Food Safety published by the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service) Clean - Wash hands and surfaces often ----------------------------------------------------------------- Seperate - Don't cross contaminate ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cook - Cook to proper temperatures ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chill - Refrigerate promtly When You Prepare Food Wash hands with soap and hot water before and after handling food, and after using the bathroom, changing diapers, or handling pets. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Use paper towels or clean cloths to wipe up kitchen surfaces or spills. Wash cloths often in the hot cycle of your washing machine. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item and before you go on to the next item. A solution of 1 teaspoon of bleach in 1 quart of water may be used to sanitize washed surfaces and utensils. Additional Food Safety Information Food Safety and Inspection Service www.fsis.usda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------- Government Food Safety Information www.foodsafety.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------- Food and Drug Administration www.cfsan.fda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/foodsafety ----------------------------------------------------------------- Partnership for Food Safety Education (Fight BAC!™) - www.fightbac.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center at the Agricultural Library www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/foodborn.htm

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