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A Flash of Food Safety is an educational video series designed to help busy school nutrition professionals understand and practically apply safe food practices. The videos address five food safety topics: Handwashing: Why to Wash Your Hands, Handwashing: How to Wash Your Hands, Calibrating a Thermometer: Ice Water Method, Calibrating a Thermometer: Boiling Water Method, and Active Cooling with a Chill Stick.

Each “flash” video is 2-4 minutes long – perfect for onsite training! Employees can earn 15 minutes (1/4 hour) of continuing education for Professional Standards when they watch all five videos in the series.

Certificate of Completion

Certificate of Completion

Video thumbnailA Flash of Food Safety Handwashing: Why to Wash Your Hands (3:15)
Video thumbnailA Flash of Food Safety Handwashing: How to Wash Your Hands (2:24)
Video thumbnailA Flash of Food Safety Calibrating a Thermometer: Ice Water Method (2:55)
Video thumbnailA Flash of Food Safety Calibrating a Thermometer: Boiling Water Method (2:22)
Video thumbnailA Flash of Food Safety Active Cooling with a Chill Stick (3:20)
Page updated: September 12, 2025