Definitions
Living single-celled organisms. They can be carried by water, wind, insects, plants, animals, and people.
What is Bacteria?
What is the temperature danger zone?
41 F to 135 F
What does hand washing do?
Gets rid of germs
When packing food for lunch or a picnic, refrigerated food will be safe for several hours if:
a. The food is in a backpack
b. A special ice pack is included
c. The food was cooked
d. All of the above
What is a special ice pack is included
How many people fall ill every year from eating contaminated food?
1 in 10
The transfer of harmful substances or disease-causing microorganisms to food by hands, food-contact surfaces, sponges, cloth towels, and utensils that touch raw food, are not cleaned, and then touch ready-to-eat foods.
What is Cross-Contamination?
What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for ground beef?
155°F (68°C) for 15 seconds
What should you do with your hands after you wash them?
Dry them
What temperatures are recommended for FREEZING foods?
What is 0 degrees.
True or False : Contaminated food can cause long-term health problems
TRUE
A group of microorganisms that includes molds and yeasts.
What is Fungi?
What is NOT a safe method to defrost frozen foods?
Defrosting food on the counter at room temperature.
What should you do if there is no soap available?
Use Hand Sanitizer
What temperatures are recommended for REFRIGERATING foods?
What is 40 degrees or below
True or False: Infections caused by contaminated food have a much higher impact on populations with good health status and have access to doctors.
FALSE - impacts poor or fragile health status people
A microorganism that needs a host to survive.
What is a parasite?
What is 165°F (74°C) for 15 seconds?
The minimum internal cooking temperature for turkey.
What are four examples of when you should wash your hands.
After going to the bathroom, before eating, before cooking, after touching an animal, after touching money, after coughing or sneezing
why are temperatures between 40 and 140 degrees F called the "danger zone"?
What is bacteria will multiply rapidly and the food will become unsafe to eat.
What makes food safety more complex and essential?
What is Globalization
A disease that is carried or transmitted to humans by food containing harmful substances. Examples are the disease salmonellosis, which is caused by Salmonella bacteria and the disease botulism, which is caused by the toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum.
What is Food Borne Illness?
What is time and temperature abuse?
The most common factor leading to foodborne illness.
How many people in the United States do not wash their hands?
1 in 5
When thawing meat in the refrigerator place it on a plate on the _________ shelf.
What is bottom
Food Contamination also can affect the ______ and _____ as a whole
What is Economy and Society