Food Safety and Buffet Etiquette

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Remember hands transmit many kinds of bacteria and diseases. Do not eat in the buffet line. Those eating while standing in the buffet line can contaminate food. Saliva can spray on the food and pass on bacteria to other consumers.

Gender and status privileges do not apply in the buffet line.

Use the serving utensil that is provided for each specific food item. Do not use one utensil to serve several food items. If one food item happens to be contaminated and others are not and you use the same spoon for serving, then that cross-contaminates them all.

These items may seem like common sense, but I have seen all of these problems in buffet lines and restaurants. We expect our food to be served safely, but when it comes to buffet lines it needs to be teamwork – the restaurant and customers to keep the food safe.

Day Trip to Salzburg

Salzburg is an Austrian city on the border of Germany, with views of the Eastern Alps. The city is divided by the Salzach River, with medieval and baroque buildings of the pedestrian Altstadt (Old City) on its left bank, facing the 19th-century Neustadt (New City) on its right. The Altstadt birthplace of famed composer Mozart is preserved as a museum displaying his childhood instruments.

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