d. Inspection by these agencies does not guarantee completely safe food. Food
may become contaminated while being transported to the food service facility. A food
may be contaminated by pesticides; inspection agencies do not routinely check for
pesticides. A food may also be naturally contaminated.
e. Due to this, full-service food facilities must take precautions when receiving
shipments of food items. The precautions are intended to further reduce contamination.
They must:
(1) Check food when it arrives.
(2) Wash or process foods before and during preparation.
f. It is your job as a preventive medicine specialist to ensure that personnel at
full-service food facilities take required precautions with newly received food supplies.
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