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Selection criteria of food and beverage service equipment

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  Furniture - tables, chairs, sideboards Linen - table cloths, buffet cloth, slip cloth, runners, baize cloth, tray cloth, waiter’s cloth, and napkins Crockery - quarter plate, half plate, full plate, soup plate, soup bowl, cup and saucers, demitasse, and so on Glassware - all glasses Tableware a)     Flatware/cutlery - spoons, forks,   knives b)     Hollowware - coffee pots, teapots, water jugs, entrĂ©e dishes, sugar bowls, creamers, butter dish and so on Miscellaneous – bud vase, menu card holder, cruets, ashtrays, toast rack, sauce boats, asparagus tongs, caviar knife, oyster fork, corn on the cob holder, snail dish and so on Disposables – paper napkins, disposable plates, place mats, doilies, coasters, table rolls, gloves, etc. Chair heights- ·        Height of the chair (from floor to the seat):18” ·        From floor to the top of the chair: 39” ·  ...

FOOD BORNE DISEASES

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  Food borne illnesses are conditions of distress following the ingestion of food or drink. Such illnesses may strike one person or hundreds of persons in a single outbreak, and may be only mildly and temporarily unpleasant, or fatal. They are microbial and non – microbial in origin. There are 11 major types of food borne illnesses: - 1. Indigestion 2. Food intolerance or food sensitivity 3. Algae toxins 4. Metal poisons 5. Phyllotoxins 6. Manufactured agricultural & household chemicals 7. Zootoxins 8. Protozoan disease 9. Infestation 10. Microbial infections 11. Bacterial & fungal food intoxications. 1. INDIGESTION: - is acute food borne distress which follows wilful neglect or violation of good eating habits. Symptoms of distress, acute abdominal pains, and vomiting. 2. FOOD INTOLERANCE OR SENSITIVITY: - food sensitivities are the food related reactions termed allergy, immunological hypersensitivity – i.e., manifestation of the antigen – anti...