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<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Service</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Institutions</strong><br />

418<br />

• <strong>Food</strong> Safety and Inspection <strong>Service</strong><br />

• Meat and Poultry Hot Line<br />

• Ednet: e-mail<br />

• International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision (ICD-9)<br />

• <strong>Food</strong> Safety Educator<br />

• National Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Association<br />

• National Restaurant Association Education Foundation<br />

• National Science Foundation International<br />

Surveys by Governing Agencies<br />

A health care food service department may be surveyed by the JCAHO, state licensing agencies,<br />

county public health departments, and other agencies. The agency surveyors follow standards<br />

that have been established under federal and state laws or by various state, county, and<br />

municipal agencies. The purpose of these surveys is to protect the health of the public by preventing<br />

or correcting unhealthy sanitation practices.<br />

<strong>Health</strong> Inspections<br />

Environmental health specialists monitor the conditions of individual establishments to determine<br />

whether they are in compliance with state and local laws. These specialists may be called<br />

sanitarians. It is the responsibility of the food service manager to be aware of the purpose and<br />

function of the local registered sanitarians who conduct the inspection. It is also the food service<br />

manager’s responsibility to secure copies of rules and regulations concerning the inspection,<br />

to follow the rules and ensure that food service employees adhere to the rules. Per<strong>for</strong>ming selfaudits<br />

and surveys should be routine, and when a deficiency is found, action needs to be taken<br />

to correct it. Self-audits help maintain a safe and sanitary department. Self-audits also help to<br />

be prepared <strong>for</strong> a visit from the health inspector, state surveyor, or JCAHO<br />

It is also the responsibility of the food service manager to be available to answer questions,<br />

tour the facility with the inspector, and have all necessary records well documented. When a<br />

violation is cited, a report will be given to the food service manager with a date when the violation<br />

must be corrected. Fines and possible closure of the department can result when warnings<br />

are not taken seriously. If the food service manager does not understand the violation or<br />

needs more in<strong>for</strong>mation about the problem, he or she should ask the inspector <strong>for</strong> additional<br />

resources.<br />

The health inspectors are looking <strong>for</strong> what is on the checklist (which may vary from state<br />

to state). The following are among the categories that will be looked at and checked:<br />

• <strong>Food</strong>. From an approved source, free of spoilage; no home-processed foods; no dented<br />

or damaged cans; original container properly labeled<br />

• <strong>Food</strong> protection. PHFs meet temperature requirements; food properly thawed; thermometers<br />

provided; handling of food minimized; food protected during storage, preparation,<br />

display, and transportation<br />

• Personnel. With infections restricted, hands are washed, uni<strong>for</strong>ms are clean, and hair<br />

restraints are used<br />

• <strong>Food</strong> equipment and utensils. Dish-washing facilities provided with accurate thermometers;<br />

pressure gauge and chemical test kit; clean equipment and utensils properly<br />

stored and handled to prevent contamination; food contact surfaces of cutting boards,<br />

meat slicers, can openers, work counters, and the like washed, rinsed, and sanitized; and<br />

surfaces free of abrasives and detergents<br />

• Safety. Fire extinguishers proper and sufficient, exits are well lighted, electrical wiring is<br />

in good repair, and gas appliances are properly installed and maintained

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