The school canteen bursts with thunder, how to make the caged beast eat safely?

 

Recently, schools across the country have started one after another, and the "sacred beasts" have returned.
Of course, parents are beating the gongs and drums.
It is difficult to hide the joy and excitement in the media interviews.
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At the same time, there have been a lot of food safety incidents on campus recently, and some parents can't sit still
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On the 7th, the market, health, education, and public security departments jointly issued a document to strengthen campus food safety, but.
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On September 2, 34 teachers and students in a kindergarten in Chengdu had fever and diarrhea, and a few children were diagnosed with sepsis
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On September 3, a number of students from 8 primary and secondary schools in the Pulandian area of ​​Dalian had food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhea in varying degrees from the evening of the day to the next day after eating a uniform meal at the school at noon
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On September 4, more than 200 people in Northwest University for Nationalities were infected with norovirus (not actually food-borne)
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On September 5, a food poisoning incident occurred in a middle school in Xingren City, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, and many students were rushed to hospital
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On September 10, parents of some students of Yunnan Weixin No.
1 Middle School reported that the canteen on the Pingqiao campus provided students with moldy and spoiled vegetables and meat, which caused widespread concern
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On September 11, suspected food poisoning incidents occurred in a number of kindergartens in Huishui County, Guizhou
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On September 11, a suspected food poisoning incident occurred in a primary school in Fuchuan County, Hezhou, Guangxi
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Considering China's massive number of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, vocational schools, colleges, etc.
, food poisoning is almost inevitable in the summer and autumn when food-borne diseases are most prevalent
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But I believe all parents hope that it won’t happen in my baby’s school
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All principals, section chiefs, division chiefs, and directors dream of not happening in the school under my supervision
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So where is the most prone to problems with campus food safety?

 

According to the type of problem, the vast majority are bacterial food poisoning, followed by water-borne noro infection (not a food safety issue), then chemical (poisoning incidents are not a food safety issue), and a very few are toxic Caused by animals and plants (Like bean poisoning was common in the past)
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Therefore, the key is to control bacterial food poisoning and avoid processing and operating high-risk foods
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School canteens generally have three modes: self-operated, contracted, and delivery catering
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The delivery mode is generally made in a central kitchen, and safety is usually guaranteed
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The main problem lies in the intermediate links, especially when the thermal insulation facilities are not perfect during transportation and temporary storage in the school, which causes the food to cool down, or the entire distribution environment is unsanitary, microbial contamination and reproduction
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The safe temperature of hot processed food should be above 60 degrees.
Some catering companies deliver to multiple schools at the same time.
If your school is the end of the delivery or the delivery time is much earlier than lunch, you must be vigilant
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If possible, it is best to choose a distribution company with standardized management, and not to distribute high-risk foods such as cakes that are easily contaminated
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Self-operated and contracted canteens are most prone to problems.
First, they do not distinguish between raw and cooked food, especially the mixing of various containers; the second is to make some high-risk foods, such as green beans, raw and cold foods (such as cold dishes), primary and secondary schools In principle, canteens do not do this; the third is high-risk food purchased from outside, such as decorated cakes
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Therefore, the key is not to make cold dishes, not to buy food from outside, or to buy only big-brand pre-packaged food.
Prepared meals must use clean containers and cooking utensils, and those who prepare meals must wash their hands with soap
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There is an additional risk of contracting canteens and delivery of food catering, such as tender corruption, the son of the county chief, the son-in-law of the chief, and the principal's father-in-law
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Although this is not a food safety issue, when a food safety issue arises, it is an amplifier of public opinion.
Please be aware of it by yourself
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In addition, there is still a big risk in self-operated and contracted canteens, that is, the back kitchen is exposed
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Some of the canteens are not standardized and should indeed be rectified, but there are also many problems that are magnified by parents and public opinion.
The most typical one is the Chengdu No.
7 Experimental School
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Recently, a similar incident occurred in Yunnan Prestige No.
1 High School
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Some people deliberately spliced ​​videos to agitate public opinion .

 

In addition to the standardized management of canteens, it is also important to deal with and respond to crises and not let rumors and emotions dominate public opinion
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In normal times, the communication and participation of the family committee should be strengthened to let everyone know the operation status of the canteen.
After all, the food provided in the canteen is very different from the home kitchen
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For example, the food in the back kitchen of the canteen often deteriorates, especially in the south and summer and autumn.
The common ones are rotten vegetables, moldy dry goods, and insects
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The key is to see whether these ingredients have generally deteriorated or are partially deteriorated, whether the deteriorated ingredients are completely removed and destroyed, and whether they affect the remaining ingredients
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For example, if you buy fruits and vegetables in bulk, you will inevitably have rotten leaves and broken tomatoes, so you can clean them up
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Of course, cockroaches and flies are unacceptable, but if you don’t accept vegetable worms at all, the result is that children cannot eat leafy vegetables in school
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In short, the school canteen is the most concerned by society among all catering.
After the epidemic, the canteen’s business chain is rebuilt and restarted, and there may be many weak links
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Both operators and territorial supervisors need to be highly responsible and not let the children who have survived the new crown fall in the school cafeteria
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