Food Safety Fundamentals

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Food safety fundamentals are the basic practices that prevent contamination and ensure safe food handling. These include hygiene, temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, and proper storage.

Most food safety systems rely on these fundamentals as their foundation. When they are not consistently applied, more advanced systems such as HACCP become ineffective.

This section focuses on how these core principles are implemented in everyday operations and how they support overall food safety performance.

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