BIOS 242 Week 5 Lab 1; Food Safety

Lab9:FoodSafety LearningObjectives: • Tolearnabouteffectivenessofhandwashing • Tolearnaboutcleaningproduce • Tolearnaboutappropriatelystoringfoods GI infections occur due to contaminated food and water. Clean drinking water, washed produce,appropriatestorageoffoodandsimplepersonalhygienehabitssuchashandwashinghelptremendouslyin reducing the incident of GI infections. In this lab, we will test the effectiveness of some of thesepractices. Exercise1:PersonalHygiene-ImportanceofHandwashingMaterials: Nutrientagar,ruler,marker,handsoap,papertowel Method: Exercise2:Foodsafety-EffectivenessofwashingproduceMaterials: Method: Exercise3:Foodsafety-AppropriateStorageofmilkMaterials: Method: LabReport: Purpose:Describethepurposeofthislab. Thepurposeofthislabistolearnabouttheeffectivenessofhandwashing.Also,tolearnhowtoappropriatelycleanproduceandstorefoodstopreventbacterialgrowth. Exercise1:PersonalHygiene-ImportanceofHandwashing Drawyourobservationsofbacterialgrowth: Describeyourobservationsinthespacebelow. Questions: 1. Youareanurseeducatortrainingnovicenursetraineestheimportanceofhandwashinginclinicalsetting.Whyisitimportanttohaveproperhandwashingtechnique? 2. Youareanurseteachingthegeneralpopulationtheimportanceofhandwashing.Whyisitimportantto have proper hand washingtechnique? Exercise2:Foodsafety-Effectivenessofwashingproduce • Drawyourobservationsofbacterialgrowth: • Completethefollowingtable: • Describeyourobservationsinthespacebelow. Questions: 1. Whyisfoodsafetyimportant? 2. Basedonyourobservation,whatpracticeswouldyourecommendtokeepfoodsafeathome? Exercise3:Foodsafety-AppropriateStorageofmilk Drawyourobservationsofbacterialgrowth: Describeyourobservationsinthespacebelow. Questions: 1.Basedonyourobservations,whatwouldyourecommendforstorageofmilkathome?