Posted: November 21st, 2016

Address the senior’s limitations and potential hazards that can impact their food preparation practices and potential dangers for safe preparation and storage.

Food Handling and Sanitation PaperFood Handling and Sanitation Paper Write a paper (2-4 pages) about the factors that contribute to a senior’s inability to maintain a safe and sanitary environment for food preparation. Address the senior’s limitations and potential hazards that can impact their food preparation practices and potential dangers for safe preparation and storage. The course textbook (Chapter 19) addresses some of these issues along with the supplemental reading “To Your Health, Food Safety for Seniors”. In addition, chapters 16-18 address the physiological changes and chronic diseases that can also have an impact on a senior’s ability to prepare foods safely. At the end of the paper provide your personal thoughts on how you would advise a senior to maintain a safe and sanitary food preparation and storage to avoid any adverse effects. You might have worked with seniors or family members and observed potential food safety or sanitary problems that you can address in your paper. . I will be looking for your critical thinking when addressing this serious topic seniors face every day. This supplemental reading will be helpful when writing your Food Handling/Sanitation paper http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/UCM182784.pdf