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Is foodborne disease is preventable? If so, how?
Yes, with proper food handling and education
What is Food Safety?
Food safety is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.
What is food defense
Protection of food products from intentional contamination or adulteration by biological, chemical, physical, or radiological agents
Name 3 out of the 8 major food allergens
Milk
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Nuts (almonds, walnuts, and pecans)
Peanuts
Wheat
Soy
Who are at a higher risk of malnutrition and
mortality due to unsafe food and carry
40 percent of the foodborne disease
burden?
Children under the age of five are at a higher risk and Unsafe food caused one in six deaths from diarrheas', a major killer in this age group
How long should you wash your hands?
for about 20 seconds
Why is Food Safety important?
it helps to protect consumer from the risk of food borne illnesses
How many diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances?
over 200 diseases
What is a food allergy symptom?
Hives
Flushed skin or rash
Face, Tongue, or Lip swelling,
Vomiting/diarrhea
Coughing or Wheezing
How does safe and nutritious foods benefit child growth and development?
By improving intellectual and physical potential,
as well as increasing school performance and
work productivity in adult life.
What is Foodborne illness?
Sickness caused by eating food/beverages that contains contaminants.
How to prevent food contamination?
store at the correct temperature, hand washing, clean all surfaces and tools.
Name one Food or Water Borne Disease
E. coli infection
Hepatitis A
Listeriosis
Norovirus
Salmonellosis or Salmonella
Campylobacter
What are two things you can do to protect yourself from food allergies?
Completely avoid the food and any product that may contain it as an ingredient
Become educated about your food allergies.
Stay vigilant-always read labels of foods, ask questions when eating out to avoid traces of allergenic foods and cross-contamination.
Never take chances.
Keep emergency allergy medication with you at all times.
What is one way safe food benefits the economy?
1. increasing productivity
2. allows prosperous national food markets
3. stable food exports and trade
4. reduces the strain on health care systems.
What is Cross-Contamination?
The physical movement or transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or place to another.
Which are the 3 highest risk food
meat and poultry, eggs, and dairy products
What is a acute symptoms of cross contaminated food and water
Nausea
Vomiting
Watery or bloody diarrhea
Abdominal pain and cramps
Fever
What is the difference between Food Allergies and Food Intolerance?
Food intolerance does not trigger the immune system and is not life threatening
Unsafe or contaminated food leads to trade rejections, economic losses and food loss and waste. How can we fix this?
1. good practices along the supply chain
2. improve sustainability by minimizing environmental damage
What are 3 types of contamination?
chemical, microbial, and physical
What is one of the 7 steps of HACCP
1. Conduct a hazardous analysis.
2. Determine Critical Control Points (CCP’s)
3. Establish Critical Limits
4. Establish Monitoring Procedures
5. Establish Corrective Actions
6. Establish verification procedures
7. Establish record-keeping and documentation procedures
How people worldwide become ill from contaminated food each year?
How many countries are affected by food contamination?
One in ten people.
It affects all countries.
Why is hand washing important?
When you don't wash your hands, you transfer germs to the food and drinks you eat.
Germs can survive for up to three hours on your hands.
There are between 2 to 10 million bacteria on your fingertips and elbows.
The number of germs on your fingertips doubles after you use the toilet.
What is FSSC?