{"id":254,"date":"2020-07-22T21:16:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T02:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/?p=254"},"modified":"2023-05-14T21:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T02:16:47","slug":"10-policies-for-infection-control-in-foodservice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/10-policies-for-infection-control-in-foodservice\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Policies for Infection Control in Foodservice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Infection-Control-Foodservice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Infection-Control-Foodservice.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Infection-Control-Foodservice-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In-Room Dining Procedures: <\/strong>How do you communicate menu options? How is resident preference monitored? Is resident information verified (diet, adaptive equipment, preferences)? Is food received at a palatable temperature?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Isolation Rooms &#8211; Foodservice Communication and Delivery:<\/strong> How is communication coordinated between food ordering and delivery with nursing team? Utilize disposable serving materials that can thrown away in the isolation room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>QAPI for Temperature Control: Quality Assurance \u2013 Performance Improvement:<\/strong> Ensure in-room dining meets minimum standards. <a href=\"\/cmss_files\/attachmentlibrary\/09-04_RESOURCE_Point_of_Service_Temperature_Audit_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Use this form to audit room trays<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dining Room Sanitation Procedures: <\/strong>Certain service styles of dining like buffet or self-service may not be appropriate during peak infection control periods. Consider implementing procedures for disinfecting dining tables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting in the Kitchen: <\/strong>Follow established cleaning and sanitizing schedules. Establish additional procedures for disinfecting high-touch areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preventing Foodborne Illness: <\/strong>Ensure temperature control during storage, cooking, holding, and cooling. Avoid cross-contamination. Verify food handling procedures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food Purchasing and Food Deliveries: <\/strong>Limit traffic into the operation by establishing procedures for food delivery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employee Health Program: <\/strong>Employees should never work around food if they have fever, diarrhea, vomiting, or been diagnosed with a contagious illness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Handwashing and Glove Use: <\/strong>What is the handwashing procedure? What is the glove-use procedure (ready to eat foods)? Hand antiseptics are not a replacement for handwashing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competency Standards for Foodservice Teams: <\/strong>Record all in-service education. <a href=\"\/cmss_files\/attachmentlibrary\/Infection_Control_Competency_Review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monitor competency<\/a> (observation or testing).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Is your procedure manual more than 5 years old? Update yours today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your procedure manual more than 5 years old? Update yours today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}