Contamination Basics
The presence of harmful substances in food.
What is contamination?
A way food can be contaminated by food handlers who are sick.
What is passing illness to another person or sneezing/vomiting on surfaces?
Microorganisms and Pathogens
The term for small, living organisms only visible through a microscope.
Two common gastrointestinal symptoms of foodborne illness.
What are diarrhea and vomiting?
The three types of contaminants that can be present in food.
What are biological, chemical, and physical?
How can angry employees, criminals, or terrorists contaminate food?
What is contaminating food on purpose (deliberately)?
The specific term for harmful microorganisms.
What are pathogens?
The symptom characterized by yellowing of the skin and eyes that can occur in some foodborne illnesses.
What is jaundice?
The route of contamination that involves the transfer of fecal matter to food.
What is the fecal-oral route?
The result of touching a dirty surface and then touching food.
What is contamination transfer (cross-contamination)?
An example of a beneficial microorganism in the human body.
What are gut bacteria?
The term for people who can spread a foodborne illness without showing symptoms themselves.
What are carriers?
True or False: All contaminants cause foodborne illness.
False. Some can cause physical injury.
A contamination risk when storing raw and cooked foods together.
What is cross-contamination?
Name two examples of pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses.
What are E. Coli, Salmonella, or Shigella?
The time between infection and the appearance of symptoms.
What is onset time?
The primary role of a foodservice manager in relation to contamination.
What is to prevent any type of contamination from occurring?
Name two pests that can contaminate food by contact.
What are mice, roaches or flies?
The key difference between a microorganism and a pathogen.
What is that pathogens are harmful, while not all microorganisms are harmful?
A foodborne illness caused by staphylococcus aureus has this onset time range.
What is 1 to 6 hours?