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Who Wants a Kitchen as Clean (and Safe) as a
Millionaires?

• Barbara Ingham
• Extension Food Scientist
• UW-Madison

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Cooks Come Clean(and it isnt a pretty picture)

• 100 Families in Utah in the Spotlight
• No soap used when hand washing (70)
• Same towel to wipe raw meat juices and dry hands
• Under-cooked meat loaf (35)
• Tasted marinade used on raw fish
• Mishandled baby bottles

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Cleaning and Disinfecting Whats the Difference?

• Clean FIRST to remove dirt.
• Disinfect SECOND to ensure safety.

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Cleaning Compounds

• Soap and warm water- a perfect combination
• Instant hand cleaners
• Antibacterial products- cause for concern
• Is Fit a good fit for your kitchen?

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Fit Fruit and Vegetable Wash

• Fit product claims
• Removes 95 of people handling residues
• 98 more effective than water at removing
  pesticides
• Removes 93 of wax
• Removes significantly more dirt than water
• The bottom line- Fit may remove handling residues
  better than water (no scrubbing), but there is NO
  proof of increased safety.

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Disinfectants and Sanitizers Bleach-based
Products

• Bleach in a jug- you cant go wrong
• Clean surfaces first with soap and water
• Rinse, then sanitize with bleach
• 1 Tbl per gallon 1 tsp per quart
• Allow to air dry
• Dont be fooled by a name

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Disinfectants and Sanitizers Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds

• Active ingredients Alkyl (C12, C14, C16, C8)
  dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides (0.08)
• Ineffective with detergents
• Not neutralized by dirt
• Dont clean well by themselves
• Rinsing may be required
• Long contact time required

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Helpful Hints

• Cleaning first, always a must.
• Disinfecting second, a good way to end.
• Air dry.
• Follow label directions.
• Too much of a good thing- only
• too true!

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And one more thing..

• Check out the active ingredients
• Choose a product(s) that fits your style
• Dont be fooled by a name or a product claim!
• Natural products often dont
• work as well.

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Best Buys

• Chopping mats / flexible cutting boards
• Thermometers for frig and oven
• NEW food storage containers
• A bottle of bleach, a bar of soap

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires? -
100

• What is the single most important step in
  preventing foodborne illness ?
• Proper hand washing
• Proper hand washing
• Proper hand washing
• Any or all of the above

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires? -
100

• Answer
• D. Any or all of the above
• -Proper handwashing is the key to preventing
  foodborne illness

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
200

• If food looks, smells and tastes perfectly
  normal, it is safe to eat.
• True
• False
• Dont know
• Try and see

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
200

• Answer
• B. False. You cant tell if a food is safe just
  by looking at it. Never taste a food to see if it
  is safe- that taste may be your last!

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
300

• The temperature of your home refrigerator should
  be
• 32-40º F
• 40-45º F
• 0º F
• -40º F

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
300

• Answer
• A. 32-40º F
• Bacteria grow most rapidly when the temperature
  is 40º - 140º F.
• Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
• Where bacteria are concerned-
• LIFE BEGINS AT 40!

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
500

• You should clean your kitchen sink drain,
  disposal and connecting pipe
• Every night
• Every week
• Once a month
• Annually

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
500

• Answer
• A. Every night.
• Sanitize daily using bleach (1 tsp bleach/quart)
  or commercial cleaner.
• The moist environment is the ideal place for
  bacteria to grow on trapped
• food particles.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1000Milestone Question

• After cutting up a chicken for dinner, what is
  the most effective way to clean your hands?
• Use an antibacterial soap
• Use an instant hand cleaner
• Use plain soap and warm water with lots of
  scrubbing
• Use a dish towel to thoroughly wipe
• hands

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1000Milestone Question

• Answer
• C. Use plain soap and warm water with lots of
  scrubbing
• Wash hands for 20 seconds using plain soap and
  warm water to prevent the spread of germs.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
2000

• After cutting up the chicken for dinner, you now
  want to prepare a salad. You.
• Quickly rinse the board off and then start the
  salad
• Pour bleach on the board and then start salad
  prep
• Wash the board with warm, soapy water, rinse it
  with water, and then rinse
• with a bleach solution
• Decide to skip the salad since most
• family members are on a high protein diet

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
2000

• Answer
• C. Wash the board with warm, soapy water, rinse
  it with water, and then rinse with a bleach
  solution
• Bleach is an effective sanitizer, but only when
  surfaces are first cleaned
• to remove dirt.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
4000

• Pathogens that were not previously known to cause
  human illness are called
• A. Energetic B. Egyptian
• C. Emerging D. Elemental

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
4000

• Answer
• C. Emerging
• -Bacteria are constantly evolving in response to
  their environment. We refer to new
  illness-causing bacteria as emerging pathogens.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
8000

• What category of microorganisms is responsible
  for the most foodborne illnesses each year?
• Bacteria
• Yeast
• Mold
• Viruses

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
8000

• D.Viruses
• Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million
  illnesses each year.
• -Viruses are responsible for 30 million
  illnesses.
• -Bacteria for 5 million illnesses.
• -Parasites for 2 million illnesses.
• Most of the cleaners and disinfectants
• that we use in our homes dont destroy
• viruses. Proper handwashing is the best
• defense against viral illnesses.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
16,000

• You have a bottle of the new FIT Fruit and
  Vegetable Wash. You decide to use it on items for
  a fruit salad for dinner because its proven to
  be better than water for
• Removing harmful bacteria
• Removing smudge marks and making fruit look
  shinier
• Removing all pesticides
• Destroying insect eggs
•  

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
16,000

• Answer
• B. Removing smudge marks and making fruit look
  shinier
• Fit wont make fruit any safer to consume, but it
  just might make it look shinier
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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
32,000Milestone Question

• What is the Danger Zone?
• A new Rap group
• Slang for a construction site
• The temperature range where bacteria grow most
  rapidly (40º-140º F)
• An area of the Bermuda Triangle

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
32,000Milestone Question

• Answer
• C. The temperature range at which bacteria grow
  most rapidly (40º-140º F)
• Bacteria grow by cell division. This happens most
  rapidly in warm conditions.
• In the summer food should be in the
• Danger Zone for no more than 1 hour.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
64,000

• What is the best way to cool Aunt Bettys famous
  hotdog gravy?
• In the stockpot where it was prepared
• In shallow containers, no more than 3 inches deep
• C. In gallon jars in the garage
• D. No need to cool it, since the
• cousins are coming for supper

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
64,000

• Answer
• B. In shallow containers, no more than 3 inches
  deep
• Food needs to cool quickly, and it can only do
  this if placed in shallow containers.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
125,000

• Which of the following best describes a safe way
  to clean kitchen spills
• I use a sponge or dish rag to clean up spills
• I use paper towels to clean up spills
• I use a dish rag but clean it daily
• I use a sponge and microwave it

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
125,000

• Answer
• B. I use paper towels to clean up spills
• Sponges and rags can harbor germs and can spread
  them to other surfaces.
• Paper towels are best for cleaning
• spills, especially raw meat juice.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
250,000

• Uncle Ed is grilling hamburgers. Once they are
  done he should.
• A. Return them to the plate that held the raw
  burgers and refrigerate as soon as possible
• B. Place them on a clean serving plate and make
  sure they are eaten within an hour
• C. Allow them to cool for 4 hours before serving
• D. Feed them to the bears since theyre
• burned to a crisp

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
250,000

• Answer
• B. Place them on a clean serving plate and make
  sure they are eaten within an hour.
• Remember cross contamination and the Danger Zone!

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
500,000

• Label claims on cleaning products are strictly
  controlled and can be assumed to be true.
• True
• False
• Dont know
• It doesnt matter

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
500,000

• Answer
• B. False
• Claims for products to be antibacterial are
• regulated by the EPA, not by the USDA or FDA.
• Such product claims have proliferated and are
• very slowly investigated. Read labels
• carefully, the health of our environment
• and ourselves depends on it.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1,000,000

• When grilling out this summer, how can you tell
  that hamburgers are safety cooked?
• A. The meat is no longer pink
• B. The temperature reaches 160F
• C. The juices run clear
• D. Feel to make sure they are hot

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1,000,000

• Answer
• B. The temperature reaches 160 F.
• Only a thermometer can tell you that meat is
  cooked to a high enough temp.
• to be safe.

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1,000,000

• When cooking a holiday turkey, which of the
  following steps should be followed
• Cook in an oven set to at least 325ºF
• Dont rely on pop-up thermometers
• Cook turkey to 180ºF, stuffing to 165ºF
• Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours

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Who Wants a House as Clean as a Millionaires?-
1,000,000

• Answer
• A., B., C., and D. are all correct.
• When cooking a holiday turkey, cook in an oven
  set to at least 325ºF cook turkey to 180ºF,
  stuffing to 165ºF check doneness with a
  thermometer.
• Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.