Gonzalo Erdozain: Undercover boss, some people actually care about food safety

I’ve seen it all. Real housewives lay a dead pork on their countertops, chef Ramsey throws food in the trash because it’s undercooked (raw), and food handlers not washing their hands after touching money and/or trashcans. But after watching Sunday’s episode of “Undercover Boss” I still have faith that some people actually get it.

A Baja Fresh manager actually makes the company’s CEO, who is working as an undercover employee, throw his gloves away, wash his hands, and put on new gloves after he “inadvertently” scratches his goatee.

Another store in Arizona, using a digital thermometer, checks all their food temperatures before prepping up for the day, making sure each tray on the “cold table” is at or bellow 40 ºF. When one of the tray’s temp. was above 40 ºF, the CEO made a phone call to have that issue fixed right away. With a food porn culture, it’s nice to see cross-contamination can be prevented by practicing good hygiene, and keeping foods at a safe temperature to prevent microorganism proliferation – cold foods at or below 41 ºF and warm foods at or above 135 ºF.
 

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A former professor of food safety and the publisher of barfblog.com, Powell is passionate about food, has five daughters, and is an OK goaltender in pickup hockey. Download Doug’s CV here. Dr. Douglas Powell editor, barfblog.com retired professor, food safety 3/289 Annerley Rd Annerley, Queensland 4103 dpowell29@gmail.com 61478222221 I am based in Brisbane, Australia, 15 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time