Health Department

Fact Sheets for Your Facility

Use the following fact sheets to help educate and remind your staff of proper food safety techniques. Don’t see what you need here? Let us know. We’re happy to create new materials. Contact us via email at environmental@knoxcounty.org or by phone at 865-215-5200 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Five Risk Factors of Foodborne Illness
• Summary of Food Code Changes
• Proper Cooking Temperatures
• Proper Hand Washing (English)
• Proper Hand Washing – El Lavado De Las Manos (Espanola)
• Preventing Cross Contamination
• Manual Warewashing Procedure
• Employee Sickness
• Food Source Safety
• Procedencia de los Alimentos
• Cooling Foods Quickly
• Thawing Food Safely
• Consumer Advisory
• Sushi Guidelines
• Sample Health Policy
• No Bare Hand Contact
• Demonstration of Knowledge
• Date Marking
• Time as a Public Health Control