This all-inclusive book provides a wealth of food safety information and supplies functional guidance on food quality, maximum storage periods, and crisis management. It conveys to employees and managers the principles necessary to maintain food safety in an operation, and how to protect against foodborne illness outbreaks. More than 1.3 million professionals have been certified through the ServSafe? Food Protection Manager Certification Examination.ServSafe? is a registered trademark of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.