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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Popularity of Ethnic Cuisines
- Expanding culturally
diverse population
- Growing international
trade
- Globalization
- Immigrant populations
- Tourism
Cultural Foods Safety App Sharon Thompson, DVM, MPH Director and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cultural Foods Safety App Sharon Thompson, DVM, MPH Director and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Culturally Based Foods and Cultural Foods Safety App Sharon Thompson, DVM, MPH Director and Associate Professor University of Tennessee Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness Popularity of Ethnic Cuisines Expanding
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Potential Challenges with Ethnic Food Establishments
- Inherent food safety factors
not understood
- Ethnic start-ups have little
food safety support
- Communication issues may
exist
- Religious issues may become
a factor
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Ethnic Food Issues for Inspectors
- Unfamiliar foods and
ingredients
- Unconventional
processes
- Cultural and
religious challenges
- Few resources on
ethnic foods
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Ethnic Foods Issues and Concerns
- Substitute
ingredients and processes
- Questionable
practices
- Difficulty identifying
high risk foods
Tofu/Soybeans Conch Bushmeat Sushi
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CAFSP Cultural Foods Safety App
- Inspection tool
- Includes 108 foods
with associated
- utbreaks or
specific critical limits
- Searchable
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
CAFSP Cultural Foods Safety App
- Takes advantage of
technology
- Convenient and easy to
- perate
- Includes pictures for easy
recognition
- Does not require WiFi,
except for external links
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
CAFSP Cultural Foods Safety App
- Provides additional
regulatory information
- Quick identification with
Search Function, including alternate names and similar foods
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Cultural Foods Safety App Home Page
- Foods by Region of
the World
- Faith Based Foods
- Type of Process
- Regulatory Guidance
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Foods by Regions of the World
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Caribbean
- Europe
- India
- Mediterranean
- Middle-Eastern
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Communication Tips for Each Region
- Protocols
- Religious
requirements
- Body language and
gestures
- Tone of voice
- Other values
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Food Information
- Type of Process
- Main Ingredients
- Alternate Names
- Preparation
Procedures
- Critical Issues
- Control Measures
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Faith Based Foods
- Provide overview
- f Halal and
Kosher categories
- Help prevent
cross- contamination
- Help show respect
during inspections
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Type of Process Used
- Definition
- Purpose
- Critical issues
- Critical limits
- Examples:
- Fermentation
- Drying
- Salting
- Curing
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Regulatory Guidance External Links
- Code of Federal
Regulations
- FDA Food Code
- USDA Guidance
- Import Alerts
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Fesikh (Fesiekh) - Type of Process
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Fesikh (Fesiekh) – Main Ingredients
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Fesikh (Fesiekh) – Alternate Names
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Fesikh (Feseikh) – Preparation Procedure
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Fesikh (Feseikh) – Critical Issues
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Fesikh (Feseikh) – Control Measures
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Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness
Download the App
- Free download for
- Tablets
- Phones
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