Transcript New Products: What to Buy, What to Leave on the Shelf

Who Wants a Kitchen as
Clean (and Safe) as a
Millionaire’s?
Barbara Ingham
Extension Food Scientist
UW-Madison
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Cooks Come Clean
(and it isn’t a pretty picture)
100 Families in Utah in the Spotlight
• No soap used when hand washing (70%)
• Same towel to wipe raw meat juices and dry
hands
• Under-cooked meat loaf (35%)
• Tasted marinade used on raw fish
• Mishandled baby bottles
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Cleaning and Disinfecting:
What’s the Difference?
• Clean FIRST to remove dirt.
• Disinfect SECOND to ensure
safety.
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Cleaning Compounds
• Soap and warm water- a perfect
combination
• Instant hand cleaners
• Antibacterial products- cause for
concern
• Is Fit a good fit for your kitchen?
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Fit Fruit and Vegetable Wash
Fit product claims:
• Removes 95% of people handling residues
• 98% more effective than water at removing pesticides
• Removes 93% of wax
• Removes significantly more dirt than water
The bottom line- Fit may remove handling
residues better than water (no scrubbing), but
there is NO proof of increased safety.
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Disinfectants and Sanitizers
Bleach-based Products
• Bleach in a jug- you can’t go wrong
• Clean surfaces first with soap and water
• Rinse, then sanitize with bleach
1 Tbl per gallon; 1 tsp per quart
• Allow to air dry
*Don’t be fooled by a name
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Disinfectants and Sanitizers
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
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Active ingredients: Alkyl (C12, C14, C16,
C8) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides
(0.08%)
Ineffective with detergents
Not neutralized by dirt
Don’t clean well by themselves
Rinsing may be required
Long contact time required
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Helpful Hints
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Cleaning first, always a must.
Disinfecting second, a good way to end.
Air dry.
Follow label directions.
Too much of a good thing- only
too true!
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And one more thing…..
• Check out the active ingredients
• Choose a product(s) that fits your
style
• Don’t be fooled by a name or a
product claim!
• Natural products often don’t
work as well.
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Best Buys
• Chopping mats / flexible cutting
boards
• Thermometers for frig and oven
• NEW food storage containers
• A bottle of bleach, a bar of soap
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s? - $100
What is the single most important step in
preventing foodborne illness ?
A. Proper hand washing
B. Proper hand washing
C. Proper hand washing
D. Any or all of the above
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s? - $100
Answer:
D. Any or all of the above
-Proper handwashing is the key to
preventing foodborne illness
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $200
If food looks, smells and tastes
perfectly normal, it is safe to eat.
A.
B.
C.
D.
True
False
Don’t know
Try and see
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $200
Answer:
B. False. You can’t tell if a food is safe just
by looking at it. Never taste a food to
see if it is safe- that taste may be your
last!
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $300
The temperature of your home
refrigerator should be:
A. 32-40º F
B. 40-45º F
C. 0º F
D. -40º F
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $300
Answer:
A. 32-40º F
Bacteria grow most rapidly when the
temperature is 40º - 140º F.
Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
Where bacteria are concernedLIFE BEGINS AT 40!
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $500
You should clean your kitchen sink
drain, disposal and connecting
pipe:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Every night
Every week
Once a month
Annually
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $500
Answer:
A. Every night.
Sanitize daily using bleach (1 tsp
bleach/quart) or commercial cleaner.
The moist environment is the ideal place
for bacteria to grow on trapped
food particles.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $1000
Milestone Question
After cutting up a chicken for dinner, what is the
most effective way to clean your hands?
A. Use an antibacterial soap
B. Use an instant hand cleaner
C. Use plain soap and warm water with lots of
scrubbing
D. Use a dish towel to thoroughly wipe
hands
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $1000
Milestone Question
Answer:
C. Use plain soap and warm water with
lots of scrubbing
Wash hands for 20 seconds using plain
soap and warm water to prevent the
spread of germs.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $2000
After cutting up the chicken for dinner, you now
want to prepare a salad. You….
A. Quickly rinse the board off and then start
the salad
B. Pour bleach on the board and then start
salad prep
C. Wash the board with warm, soapy water,
rinse it with water, and then rinse
with a bleach solution
D. Decide to skip the salad since most
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $2000
Answer:
C. Wash the board with warm, soapy
water, rinse it with water, and then
rinse with a bleach solution
Bleach is an effective sanitizer, but only
when surfaces are first cleaned
to remove dirt.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $4000
Pathogens that were not previously
known to cause human illness are
called:
A. Energetic
B. Egyptian
C. Emerging
D. Elemental
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $4000
Answer:
C. Emerging
-Bacteria are constantly evolving in
response to their environment. We refer
to new illness-causing bacteria as
‘emerging’ pathogens.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $8000
What category of microorganisms is
responsible for the most foodborne
illnesses each year?
A. Bacteria
B. Yeast
C. Mold
D. Viruses
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $8000
D.Viruses
Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million
illnesses each year.
-Viruses are responsible for 30 million illnesses.
-Bacteria for 5 million illnesses.
-Parasites for 2 million illnesses.
Most of the cleaners and disinfectants
that we use in our homes don’t destroy
viruses. Proper handwashing is the best
defense against viral illnesses.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $16,000
You have a bottle of the new FIT Fruit and
Vegetable Wash. You decide to use it on
items for a fruit salad for dinner because it’s
proven to be better than water for…
A. Removing harmful bacteria
B. Removing smudge marks and making fruit
look shinier
C. Removing all pesticides
D. Destroying insect eggs
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $16,000
Answer:
B. Removing smudge marks and
making fruit look shinier
Fit won’t make fruit any safer to consume,
but it just might make it look shinier
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $32,000
Milestone Question
What is the Danger Zone?
A. A new Rap group
B. Slang for a construction site
C. The temperature range where bacteria
grow most rapidly (40º-140º F)
D. An area of the Bermuda Triangle
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $32,000
Milestone Question
Answer:
C. The temperature range at which
bacteria grow most rapidly (40º-140º F)
Bacteria grow by cell division. This happens
most rapidly in warm conditions.
In the summer food should be in the
Danger Zone for no more than 1 hour.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $64,000
What is the best way to cool Aunt Betty’s
famous hotdog gravy?
A. In the stockpot where it was prepared
B. In shallow containers, no more than 3
inches deep
C. In gallon jars in the garage
D. No need to cool it, since the
cousins are coming for supper
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $64,000
Answer:
B. In shallow containers, no more than 3
inches deep
Food needs to cool quickly, and it can
only do this if placed in shallow
containers.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $125,000
Which of the following best describes a
safe way to clean kitchen spills:
A. I use a sponge or dish rag to clean up
spills
B. I use paper towels to clean up spills
C. I use a dish rag but clean it daily
D. I use a sponge and microwave it
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $125,000
Answer:
B. I use paper towels to clean up
spills
Sponges and rags can harbor germs and
can spread them to other surfaces.
Paper towels are best for cleaning
spills, especially raw meat juice.
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $250,000
Uncle Ed is grilling hamburgers. Once they are
done he should….
A. Return them to the plate that held the raw
burgers and refrigerate as soon as possible
B. Place them on a clean serving plate and
make sure they are eaten within an hour
C. Allow them to cool for 4 hours before serving
D. Feed them to the bears since they’re
burned to a crisp
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $250,000
Answer:
B. Place them on a clean serving plate
and make sure they are eaten within
an hour.
Remember cross contamination and the
Danger Zone!
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $500,000
Label claims on cleaning products
are strictly controlled and can be
assumed to be true.
A.
B.
C.
D.
True
False
Don’t know
It doesn’t matter
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Who Wants a House as Clean
as a Millionaire’s?- $500,000
Answer:
B. False
Claims for products to be ‘antibacterial’ are
regulated by the EPA, not by the USDA or FDA.
Such product claims have proliferated and are
very slowly investigated. Read labels
carefully, the health of our environment
and ourselves depends on it.
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Who Wants a House as Clean as
a Millionaire’s?- $1,000,000
When grilling out this summer, how can
you tell that hamburgers are safety
cooked?
A. The meat is no longer pink
B. The temperature reaches 160°F
C. The juices run clear
D. Feel to make sure they are hot
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Who Wants a House as Clean as
a Millionaire’s?- $1,000,000
Answer:
B. The temperature reaches 160° F.
Only a thermometer can tell you that meat
is cooked to a high enough temp.
to be safe.
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Who Wants a House as Clean as
a Millionaire’s?- $1,000,000
When cooking a holiday turkey, which of
the following steps should be followed:
A. Cook in an oven set to at least 325ºF
B. Don’t rely on pop-up thermometers
C. Cook turkey to 180ºF, stuffing to 165ºF
D. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours
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Who Wants a House as Clean as
a Millionaire’s?- $1,000,000
Answer:
A., B., C., and D. are all correct.
When cooking a holiday turkey, cook in an
oven set to at least 325ºF; cook turkey
to 180ºF, stuffing to 165ºF; check
doneness with a thermometer.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
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