Corrections Model Food Safety Practices

The CDC’s food safety webpage focused on correctional health offers guidance on handling food safely within correctional facilities to prevent foodborne illnesses. It outlines the unique challenges faced in these environments, such as the high turnover of staff and inmates, and emphasizes the importance of adhering to safe food handling practices, including proper preparation, storage, and serving of food. The page provides resources and recommendations for training correctional staff on food safety, along with strategies for ensuring safe meals in detention and incarceration settings. Overall, the webpage aims to enhance food safety standards in correctional facilities to protect the health of inmates and staff alike.