Free Food Safety Inservices

Food Safety and Sanitation Training for your foodservice team has never been easier.

Download free sanitation inservice training materials, compliments of Davidson's®.

CAUTION: Germs Hiding!

Download the lively inservice training presentation for food service, “CAUTION: Germs Hiding!”. Cross contamination is a leading cause of foodborne illness. Use this free inservice package to help your entire foodservice team tune into invisible dangers in the kitchen. They’ll learn where and how germs hide – and what they can do to keep clients safe! We invite you to download your inservice materials by clicking the links below.

• Cross Contamination Inservice Presentation (2.9 mb PowerPoint)
• Cross Contamination — A Personal Checkup (235K PDF)
• Cross Contamination Quiz (219K PDF)
• Attendance Sheet for your documentation (136K PDF)

FOOD SAFETY— The Fork Stops Here!

Download the lively inservice training presentation for food service, “FOOD SAFETY— The Fork Stops Here!”. Food safety starts on the farm, works its way through food processing & distribution… and then finds its way to those who cook and serve food. About 7 of every 10 of foodborne illnesses are linked to food we eat away from home.

This inservice training presentation addresses food recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks. It introduces how foodborne illnesses spread, and how the pattern of foodborne illness is changing. Your employees will become familiar with the top five causes of foodborne illness, and learn what they can do to ensure food safety. This presentation encourages foodservice workers to take on responsibility for food safety. We invite you to download your inservice materials by clicking the links below.

• Food Safety Inservice Presentation (editable PowerPoint file with speaker’s notes) (2.01 mb PowerPoint)
• Food Safety -- a personal checkup (91K PDF)
• Attendance Sheet for your documentation (91K PDF)

FOOD SAFETY— It’s in Your Hands

Download the lively inservice presentation, “FOOD SAFETY— It’s in Your Hands,” which tackles an essential food safety practice—handwashing. You can use it to train your staff on the value of handwashing and important control techniques for the “10 deadly weapons” we each possess. Enticing visuals and clear talking points address the value of handwashing in food service, standard operating procedures, when to wash hands, how to wash hands, and how to use gloves. An added slide for healthcare food service illustrates the impact of food safety on quality of life. We invite you to download your inservice materials by clicking the links below.

• Handwashing Inservice Presentation (171K PDF)
• Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout (154K PDF)
  Note: This version uses 10-15 seconds as the standard for minimum lathering & scrubbing time, per the FDA Food Code and CMS.
• Handwashing Steps — 20-second scrub — Illustrated Handout (153K PDF)
  Note: If your operation uses a 20-second minimum for scrubbing hands, this version is for you.
• Word Search (148K PDF)
• Word Search Key (146K PDF)
• Handwashing Log (127K PDF)
• Attendance Sheet for your documentation (90K PDF)

FOOD SAFETY— It’s in Your Hands — Materials in Spanish:

• Handwashing Inservice Presentation in Spanish (77K PDF)
• Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout in Spanish (156K PDF)
  Note: This version uses 10-15 seconds as the standard for minimum lathering & scrubbing time, per the FDA Food Code and CMS.
• Handwashing Steps — Illustrated Handout in Spanish (156K PDF)
  Note: If your operation uses a 20-second minimum for scrubbing hands, this version is for you.

Handwashing Links

• Handwashing video - Food Safety — It's in your hands
• Food Safety Music - You Better Wash Your Hands
• UNICEF: The Wiggles say, "Wash your hands!"
• American Society for Microbiology: www.microbeworld.org/washup