Summary: The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points protocols evolved from a system developed in the 1960s and implemented by NASA. This program explains and demonstrates the HACCP system, which identifies and isolates specific hazards throughout the process of food production in order to ensure consumer safety. The seven HACCP principles that restaurants and food vendors should implement are discussed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Although it is a crucial aspect of modern food technology, quality control may also be the biggest challenge for any food-producing company. This program identifies quality standards that exist in various parts of the world, explores ways of measuring and monitoring quality, and looks at who is responsible for QC within a large food manufacturer. Students are introduced to HACCP and GMP systems...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In the hospitality industry, you really do have to please everyone. Chefs, caterers, and dining hall managers must accommodate dietary limits whenever possible. This video examines special food needs that restaurant customers and banquet attendees sometimes have. It identifies three major reasons for meal restrictions-allergies and intolerances, diseases and disorders, and cultural and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Since prehistoric times, the preservation of food has played an essential role in human survival-providing the stability and cultural traditions needed to create societies. This program looks at motivations and methods for preserving and processing food, how these take shape in various cultures, and the health considerations which present-day food suppliers and vendors must take into account....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Microorganisms can cause harm in the form of diseases, but they also have beneficial uses-and not just in medicine. This program explores various ways that microbes are utilized in food preparation and production. First highlighting the naturally occurring microbial value of milk, which provides mammal offspring with the bacteria needed to build immune systems, the film offers several examples...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Food product development is a continual process shaped by consumer demand, corporate objectives, and-perhaps most importantly-technological changes. This program shows how advances in technology are linked with the innovation of grocery and food-service products with the twin objectives of boosting health benefits and introducing items that have never been seen on the market. New techniques and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: With help from a professional nutritionist and the wide-ranging opinions of everyday consumers, this program investigates the factors that determine which foods we love-and which foods we just can't stomach. Viewers learn about a variety of social, psychological, and biological influences. Specific topics include the concept of satiety-our bodies telling us whether we are hungry or full-as well...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Whether the setting is a preschool, hospital, or retirement home, it's vital for those who plan meals and menus to understand the dietary requirements of particular age groups. This program explains the nutrients our bodies require for optimum health and how those requirements change throughout our lives. Overviewing the stages of the human life cycle, the video highlights the basic nutritional...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: By ensuring customer safety, a food business also protects itself-from bad publicity, sinking profits, and even legal action. This program guides viewers through sanitation tools and procedures that are essential to the management of any food-related enterprise, including both food service outlets and food manufacturing facilities. Incorporating interviews with a cafe chef, a quality manager at...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010