BIOS 242 Week 5 Lab 1; Food Safety

Learning Objectives: • To learn about effectiveness of hand washing • To learn about cleaning produce • To learn about appropriately storing foods GI infections occur due to contaminated food and water. Clean drinking water, washed produce, appropriate storage of food and simple personal hygiene habits such as hand washing help tremendously in reducing the incident of GI infections. In this lab, we will test the effectiveness of some of these practices. Exercise 1: Personal Hygiene- Importance of Hand washing Materials: Nutrient agar, ruler, marker, hand soap, paper towel Method: Exercise 2: Food safety- Effectiveness of washing produce Materials: Method: Exercise 3: Food safety- Appropriate Storage of milk Materials: Method: Lab Report: Purpose: Describe the purpose of this lab. The purpose of this lab is to learn about the effectiveness of handwashing. Also, to learn how to appropriately clean produce and store foods to prevent bacterial growth. Exercise 1: Personal Hygiene- Importance of Hand washing Draw your observations of bacterial growth: Describe your observations in the space below. Questions: 1. You are a nurse educator training novice nurse trainees the importance of hand washing in clinical setting. Why is it important to have proper hand washing technique? 2. You are a nurse teaching the general population the importance of hand washing. Why is it important to have proper hand washing technique? Exercise 2: Food safety- Effectiveness of washing produce • Draw your observations of bacterial growth: • Complete the following table: • Describe your observations in the space below. Questions: 1. Why is food safety important? 2. Based on your observation, what practices would you recommend to keep food safe at home? Exercise 3: Food safety- Appropriate Storage of milk Draw your observations of bacterial growth: Describe your observations in the space below. Questions: 1. Based on your observations, what would you recommend for storage of milk at home?