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La Salle County Health Department sponsoring 32nd Annual Food Service Seminar · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: LaSalle County Health Department sponsoring 32nd Annual Food Service Seminar.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Matthias Werner. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. The LaSalle
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  Speaker 1: County Health Department will sponsor its 32nd Annual Food Service
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  Speaker 1: Seminar on September 14th at Seneca's Oak Ridge in LaSalle.
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  Speaker 1: Registration is from 8-8-30 a.m. and the seminar will begin
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  Speaker 1: at 8.30 a.m. according to a news release. The seminar
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  Speaker 1: will conclude at approximately 4.30 p.m. All are welcome. The
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  Speaker 1: seminar will consist of speakers from the Peoria Fire Department,
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Department of Public Health, North
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  Speaker 1: Central Behavioral Health, and OSF Healthcare, according to the release.
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  Speaker 1: Topics to be discussed according to the release include mobile
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  Speaker 1: food and drink through the eyes of a fire department,
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  Speaker 1: selling meat and poultry in Illinois, the basics of a
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  Speaker 1: foodborne outbreak investigation, program updates from the Illinois Department of
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  Speaker 1: Public Health, special processes, conflict resolution, and first aid. The
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  Speaker 1: seminar is part of National Food Safety Education Month, according
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  Speaker 1: to the release. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness
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  Speaker 1: in September about steps that can be taken to prevent
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  Speaker 1: food poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates
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  Speaker 1: that each year 48 million people get sick from a
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  Speaker 1: foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to
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  Speaker 1: the release. Symptoms of food poisoning depend on the type
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  Speaker 1: of pathogen you ingested, with the most common symptoms including diarrhea,
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  Speaker 1: stomach pain or cramps, nausea, vomiting, and fever, according to
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  Speaker 1: the release. Severe food poisoning can cause bloody diarrhea, diarrhea
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  Speaker 1: that lasts more than three days, a fever over 102
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  Speaker 1: degrees Fahrenheit, frequent vomiting, and dehydration, according to the release.
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  Speaker 1: Foodborne illness is preventable through following the basic safety guidelines
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  Speaker 1: of clean, separate, cook, and chill. Clean. Wash your hands, utensils,
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  Speaker 1: and surfaces often when you cook. Separate. Raw meat, turkey, chicken, seafood,
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  Speaker 1: and eggs can spread germs. Separate from cooked food and
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  Speaker 1: fresh produce. Cook. Use a food thermometer to make sure
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  Speaker 1: foods are cooked to an internal temperature that kills germs. Chill,
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  Speaker 1: refrigerate perishable foods and leftovers within two hours or within
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  Speaker 1: one hour if the food is exposed to temperatures above
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  Speaker 1: 90 degrees Fahrenheit. To pre-register for the food service seminar,
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  Speaker 1: please call the LaSalle County Health Department at 815-433-3366 or
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  Speaker 1: visit www.lasallecounty.gov. For more information about National Food Safety Education Month,
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  Speaker 1: visit the CDC website.