BC FOODSAFE Level 1 case studies
BC FOODSAFE Level 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
FOODSAFE Level 1 is the entry-level course in the FOODSAFE series, a food safety training program that is an initiative of the Province of British Columbia. The program is managed by the BC FOODSAFE Secretariat in cooperation with the BC Centre for Disease Control, the BC Regional Health Authorities, and food service industry associations. The BC FOODSAFE Level 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,587 words.
1The buffet that struck three hours later
On a Saturday in June, a caterer serves a 7:00 p.m. buffet to 30 guests at a community hall.
642 words, about 3 min2The sick cook, the blocked sink, and the gloves
At a 40-seat café, the only handwashing sink, at the back, is blocked by stacked cases of canned tomatoes, so staff have been rinsing their hands at the produce-prep sink beside the sandwich station. The dishwasher is waiting for a part, so dishes are being done in the three-compartment sink.
704 words, about 4 min3The 8:40 delivery into a full cooler
at a 30-seat bistro with a 60-cover lunch at noon. The walk-in cooler runs at 3.5°C but is packed - one empty shelf, and the fan grille is partly blocked by a box.
772 words, about 4 min4Forty litres of soup and a thermometer that lies
You are making 40 L of vegetable-beef soup for a charity lunch serving 150 bowls between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. The soup finishes at 9:00 a.m.
698 words, about 3 min5Two sinks, no test strips, one cutting board
The dish machine has been waiting three weeks for a sanitizer pump, and the test strips ran out last Friday; the new box arrives Thursday. The kitchen has a two-compartment sink and a bucket of chlorine sanitizer mixed at 8:00 a.m.
771 words, about 4 min