Catering(NVQL2 Professional Cookery)

Identify correct colour chopping boards for different foods

Intro to Food Safety

Prepared by

Gill Hulme

Cross-Contamination

Using the correct chopping board cuts the risk of cross-contamination.

In this presentation you will see the colours of boards used in kitchens and their uses.

Also included are tips to help you remember and memory map the colours to the foods.

Red Chopping Board

Raw Meat

Memory Tip

Red = Meat =Meat Contains Red Blood

Blue Chopping Board

Raw Fish

Memory Tip

Blue = Fish = Fish Live in the Blue Sea

Yellow Chopping Board

Raw Poultry

Memory Tip

Yellow = Poultry= Baby Chicks

Green Chopping Board

Salad and Fruit

Memory Tip

Green = Salad = A Lot Of Salad Is Green

Brown Chopping Board

Vegetables

Memory Tip

Brown = Veg = Veg Grow In Brown Soil

White Chopping Board

Bakery

Memory Tip

White = Bakery = White Bread Is Baked

Test your knowledgeWhich description correctly matches each board?

See how much you can remember before you click to reveal the answers!

MeatFish

Bakery VegetablesChicken

Salad

Intro to Food Safety