Title: (Optional) Identify the principles of food management and safety.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-I) > Section: Understanding the Role of Nutrition in Health Care

Identification should include

- expiration dates
- food labeling
- food handling
- hygiene
- foodborne illnesses.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can careful reading of food labels contribute to health and wellness?
- Why is it important to read expiration dates on foods? Why do some foods have a brief shelf life while others have a long shelf life?
- Why must some foods be refrigerated right away? Why must some foods be refrigerated after opening?
- Why does the Department of Health inspect restaurants?
- What is the proper temperature range for refrigerated/frozen foods?
- What are the symptoms of food poisoning?