Foodborne Illness
Salmonella
This agency ensures the safety of all food except meat, poultry, and eggs.
Food & Drug Administration
True or False: Closed toed shoes, aprons and gloves (as needed) are required in lab
True
True or False: microorganisms can usually be seen by the human eye
False
What group of people are most susceptible to foodborne illnesses?
People with compromised immune systems
This illness can result from dented cans
Botulism
This agency oversees the safety of meat, poultry, and eggs
Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
Why should you never pour grease down the sink?
As grease cools, it will clog the sinks or contaminate the water
What are the 3 types of contaminants?
Biological, chemical, physical
What does FIFO stand for
First in, first out
Contaminated water systems can carry this foodborne illness and transfer it to foods. Can also result from undercooked ground meat
E. Coli
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
What should you do to soothe the pain from a burn?
Run the burn under cold water
What is the temperature danger zone range?
What is the internal cooking temperature of ground meat?
160 degrees F
This illness results from improper food handling or refrigeration
This agency establishes levels of pesticide residue that can be tolerated by humans.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What should you use to put out a grease fire?
This is the state of food or equipment being hazardous as a result of unsafe organisms or other items coming in contact with food or preparation equipment.
Contamination
What is the proper way to thaw frozen foods?
Norovirus
What does the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Agency do?
This is the creation and maintenance of conditions that will prevent food contamination or foodborne illness and lower levels of disease-causing microorganisms to a safe level
Sanitation
What is cross contamination?
Occurs when a contaminant is transferred from one item to another through an intermediate carrier.
What is the internal cooking temperature of fish and eggs?
145 degrees F