NZ Food Safety US 167 case studies
NZ Food Safety US 167 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Unit Standard 167, "Practise food safety methods in a food business under supervision", is a New Zealand unit standard listed on the NZQA framework under the subject Hospitality. It covers the day-to-day food safety behaviours a supervised worker is expected to carry out in a food business: keeping themselves and their work area clean, handling and storing food so it stays safe, and following the food safety procedures the business has set. The NZ Food Safety US 167 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,583 words.
1Chiller failure overnight at a suburban café
At 6:45am on a Saturday, the duty cook at a 40-seat suburban café opens the walk-in chiller and the display reads 11.2°C. The last logged check was Friday at 4:00pm, 3.1°C.
784 words, about 4 min2Kitchen hand vomited the night before a shift
At 10:00pm on a Thursday, a 19-year-old kitchen hand texts the duty manager: they vomited twice after dinner, feel fine now, and want to start at 7:00am because they need the money. The café runs a 90-seat brunch with three staff; the kitchen hand's jobs are plating, toast, garnishes, refilling water and washing dishes.
712 words, about 4 min3Severe peanut allergy at a busy sandwich counter
A customer at a busy sandwich counter says they have a severe peanut allergy and carry an EpiPen. They order a chicken wrap 'without the satay sauce - just chicken and salad'.
726 words, about 4 min4Delivery day at a small takeaway
It is Friday delivery day at a small takeaway: 20kg of fresh raw chicken, 15kg of frozen chips, 10kg of raw beef mince, a bag of salad mix, and 4L of aioli. The chiller is at 5°C and about 80% full; the freezer reads -15°C.
674 words, about 3 min5Soup held at 48°C at a weekend market stall
At a weekend market stall, pumpkin soup was reheated at 9:15am to 78°C and put into a bain-marie at 9:30am. At 11:30am a probe reads 48°C at the surface and 55°C deeper in the pot.
687 words, about 3 min