A comparison of traditional handwashing training with active handwashing training in the food handler industry.

The following books focus on issues related to effective training in safe food handling, from training strategies to training materials.

Foodborne Disease: A Focus for Health Education

World Health Organization (2000)

This book provides a guide to the education of food handlers and consumers as an effective strategy for reducing the illnesses and enormous economic losses caused by foodborne disease. Addressed to policy makers as well as food safety managers in the public and private sectors, the book responds to mounting concern over the increasing incidence of foodborne disease, including outbreaks caused by new or newly recognized pathogens. Readers will find that the book presents the facts, figures, and practical examples needed to understand both the links between food and disease and the many reasons that health education is one of the best approaches to prevention.

198 pages, softcover. Member: $63.95. Nonmember: $74.50. Catalog #998.

Handbook for Safe Food Service Management--Second Edition

Experior Assessments, LLC (1998)

A complete guide to serving safe food, the Handbook for Safe Food Service Management incorporates the HACCP system to help managers and supervisors implement safe food-handling procedures. It is a study reference for NEHA's R.E.H.S./R.S. exam.

200 pages, softcover. Member: $50.50. Nonmember: $58.95. Catalog #490.

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