Keeping
NEW YORK While the
United States food supply' iff
among the safest in the world, food
safety cannot be taken for granted.
As summer approaches, outdoor
festivities and frequent celebra
tions involving food may increase
our concern about food safety?
Foodbome illness is not a new
problem nor is it only related to
warm-weather months. Occasion
al outbreaks of food-related illness
do occur throughout the year and
serve as a reminder that food safety
is often the consumer’s
responsibility.
Today, scientists view food
(bacterial) contamination to be the
most likely threat to food safety.
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• 3 HP
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• Total heads to 80 feet (24.4 meters)
* Capacities to 166 U.S. GPM (628 liters per minute)
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Summer Foods Safe
Fueled by a few rare but well
publicized outbreaks of foodbome
illness, consumer concern for safe
food is rising. Unfortunately, there
is no such thing as a completely
risk-free food supply. However,
there are several steps which can
protect the safety of one’s food
supply and personal health.
Most food-related illnesses are
caused by faulty handling and care
of food. Ninety-seven percent of
reported bacterial illnesses are
traced to food mishandling in
foodservice establishments and
home; white only 3 percent result
from mishaps in food processing
plants. Symptoms of food-related
sickness range from temporary
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stomach discomfort with mild to
severe nausea, vomiting, abdomi
nal pain, and diarrhea to serious
and even fatal conditions. Those
most susceptible to severe effects
include young children, the elder
ly, and those who are chronically
ill. DAIRY COUNCIL INC.
recommends the following tips to
insure the safety of your food:
* To prevent or minimize bacterial
growth, keep food within safe
temperature ranges. Keep cold
foods below 39 degrees F; hot
foods above 150 degrees F.
* Practice good personal hygiene
habits. Wash hands thoroughly
before and after food
preparation.
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667 Hartman Station Rd.
Lancaster, PA
717*393-6530
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* Purchase food from a “safe”
source a known vendor or
store. This rule also applies to
dining out: choose clean and
neat restaurant establishments.
• Avoid “cross-contamination.”
Use separate cutting boards and
utensils for raw and cooked
items.
* Code food adequately to destroy
most all food bacteria.
Adherence to proper handling
May Milk Marketing News
the changes or having no order at
all.
From a procedural standpoint, if
you want to give an opinion or pre
sent testimony, it must be done at
the hearings. Once the announce
ment of a hearing is made, you
must make it known that you want
to make a presentation. You
should have it in writing and it
would be well to try it out on some
of your friends beforehand.
STATISTICS
Pennsylvania plants manufac
tured 90.3 million gallons of ice
cream last year which is up two
percent from 1986. The state holds
second place in National ranking
in total icecream production. Cali-
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and storage techniques is neces
sary to minimize outbreaks of
food bo me illness. Food safety is
your responsibility.
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fomia leads in total ice cream pro
duction with 108.3 million gallons.
Ice milk production in the slate
during 1987 totaled 17.7 million
gallons, up 10 percent from the
previous year. Milk sherbet pro
duction amounted to 3.7 million
gallons, an increase of 7 percent
over 1986.
Dairy manufacturing plants in
Pennsylvania produced 57.2 mil
lion pounds of butter during 1987,
down 16 percent from 1986.
Creamed cottage cheese produc
tion was 37.8 million pounds, up
11 percent while curd cottage
cheese production in the states was
42.8 million pounds, an increase of
10 percent over the previous year.
Charles Altemus, Penn Run, PA
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