The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) has extended the SCRUB Club curriculum through September 30, 2022. The free online food safety education course which was developed for middle school-aged children and their families was launched in April and previously slated to end September 30, 2021. The collection of resources encompasses core food safety principles: time and temperature, cross-contamination, basic sanitation, and most importantly, proper handwashing. Full details are attached.
According to Amanda Smith, Executive Vice President, Education of the MRLA, “Youth are spending more time in the kitchen cooking, and they need to know basic food safety for their health and well-being. We want to share our extensive resources with the public in an informative, accessible way. The SCRUB Club will help ensure children and their families are consuming food that was properly prepared and stored, promoting good health.”
There are lessons plans and activities are available for teachers. One activity that is very timely is the Hand Washing Experiment, which explores how germs spread and how cleanliness increases with proper handwashing by using soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Families can take the course together, and gain access to charts detailing how long food can safely be stored in the refrigerator and freezer, and links to a food safety glossary and food safety information from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Teachers are encouraged to enter the MRLA’s Michigan Food Safety Video Contest. The video should address one of the four core food safety principles: clean, separate, cook or chill. Videos must be submitted by 5 p.m. on December 10. The first-place video will be added to the association’s food safety video collection at www.MichiganFoodSafety.com, and teachers of classrooms submitting the top three videos will receive a gift card to use for their classroom. Winners will be announced on January 10, 2022.
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We would be pleased to put you in touch with Amanda Smith as well as teachers whose students have taken the SCRUB Club course.
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