Adults Need Dairy, Too!
Keep Dairy Safe
Know the safety rules
Wow!
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Every year 76 million illnesses and
about 5,000 deaths are linked to
foodborne illness
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How many of you have gotten sick
from something you ate?
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What type of symptoms did you have?
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Handling dairy foods safely reduces
your risk of illness
Source: http://cdc.gov
Today we will talk about…
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4 steps to fight foodborne illness
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Pasteurization
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Storing dairy foods
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How to tell milk is spoiled and needs to
be thrown away
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Tips to get dairy foods home safely
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How to safely take dairy foods on the go
Discussion
Brainstorming
What can you do to make sure to
follow all “Be Food Safe” steps?
1. Clean
2. Separate
3. Cook
4. Chill
Source: http://befoodsafe.org/
Importance of Pasteurization
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A process that kills harmful bacteria by
heating milk to a specific temperature for
a set period of time
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Some believe raw milk is a safe
alternative, but it can contain dangers that
can pose serious health risks
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Salmonella, e. coli, listeria
Source: http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/milk/index.html
Pasteurization myths
and facts
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Raw milk DOES NOT kill dangerous
pathogens by itself
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Pasteurization DOES NOT cause
lactose intolerance and allergic
reactions
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Pasteurization DOES NOT reduce
milk's nutritional value
Source: http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/milk/index.html
Pasteurization myths
and facts
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Pasteurization DOES NOT mean it is
safe to leave milk out of the
refrigerator for extended time,
particularly after it has been opened
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Pasteurization DOES kill harmful
bacteria
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Pasteurization DOES save lives
Microbe multiplication
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Bacteria vary in how quickly
they multiply
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In general, it happens quicker
at room temperature and
when there are more in the
food to begin with
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Treating dairy food well will
extend their shelf life and
save you money
Group Activity
Double trouble: microbe math
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Start with 1 microbe in a food. Every 20 minutes each
microbe becomes 2
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If your food sits out at room temperature 3 hours
⎯ 1 hour: 1 doubles to 2, 2 doubles to 4, 4 doubles
to 8
⎯ 2 hours: 8 double to 16, 16 doubles to 32, 32
doubles to 64
⎯ 3 hours: 64 doubles to 128, 128 doubles to 256,
256 doubles to 512 microbes!
Proper storage helps dairy
foods last longer—saves money
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How cold should your refrigerator
be when dairy foods are stored?
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Where is the best place in your
refrigerator to store dairy foods?
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The 2 hour rule
Source: http://www.fightbac.org
Tips for buying dairy foods
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Buy cartons with the furthest date
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Buy from a store with a high
turnover
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Shop in the cooler parts of the day
and when stores are less busy
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Pick up refrigerated/frozen foods
last
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Go straight home with groceries
and put them away
Keeping milk cold until
you get home
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If the store has thick paper bags
in the freezer section to help keep
cold foods cold, use them
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Bring an ice chest to keep cold
food cold
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Double bag cold foods
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Keep the cold food in the
passenger part of the car with you
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Bag cold foods together
Tools and Tricks
Dairy on the go
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Carry milk in an insulated mug or
tumbler
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If there is a refrigerator at work,
store dairy foods there
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Freeze regular yogurt to keep it
cold several hours
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Use an ice pack or ice chest
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Some dairy foods make great
snacks and don’t need
refrigeration
Is your milk still sweet?
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Dates on milk cartons are “sell by” dates
⎯ Milk may be good for a couple of days after
the carton date
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Milk can spoil before the date on the carton
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To check the quality of milk:
⎯ Look at the milk through the carton
⎯ Smell the milk in the carton
⎯ Pour some into a glass, smell milk in the
glass
⎯ If uncertain, take a small sip (sour milk has
an acid taste)
Review
Today we talked about…
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Keeping harmful microbes out of dairy foods
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Choosing pasteurized dairy foods
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How to take dairy foods directly home from the
market and refrigerate them right away
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Safe dairy storage including the 2 hour rule
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Ideas to safely bring dairy on the go
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How to know when it is time to throw away milk
Goals for the week
Choose one or think of a goal on your own!
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Take home word search activity
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Follow the 4 steps of keeping food safe
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Make sure all dairy foods you have are pasteurized
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Check the time milk is left out of your refrigerator. Are
you following the 2 hour rule?
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Go straight home from the grocery store
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Take a dairy snack on the go
Questions or
Comments…
“Adults Need Dairy, Too!” Is a joint project of the Cooperative Extension Services in
Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Texas and is partially funded by Southwest Dairy Farmers.