Mod 1 Key Terms
Anything edible that people consume including water and ice.
What is Food?
A reputable company in compliance with regulatory authorities.
What is Approved Supplier?
Metal
What is Physical?
Source: infected people/animals, contaminated water, fresh produce, RTE foods handled by an infected person.
Signs: fever, diarrhea, cramps, nausea, bad gas
What is Giardia?
Anything that could cause harm to consumers.
What is Hazards?
The time under proper storage conditions that food will remain microbiologically safe and/or of good quality.
What is Shelf-life?
Pesticides
What is Chemical
Source: infected people/animals, contaminated water & feces
Signs: diarrhea, cramps, fever, and nausea
What is Cryptosporidium?
Person present at a food establishment who is responsible at the time of an inspection.
What is Person in Charge (PIC)/ Manager?
The path that food follows from delivery service and consumption.
What is Flow of Food?
Parasites
What is Biological
Source: ocean water, shellfish, fish
Signs: tingling in the throat, coughing up worms, stomach pain, vomiting
What is Anisakis Simplex?
An operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, sells food directly to the consumer, or otherwise provides food for human consumption such as a satellite or catered feeding location.
What is Food Establishment?
What is the process that occurs that makes food unacceptable to consume; spoilage may be attributed to microorganisms?
What is Spoilage?
Fungi
What is Biological
Source: contaminated water/soil, cat feces, fresh produce, pork products
Signs: damage to the eyes, brain, etc, few have symptoms
What is Toxoplasma Gondi?
The responsibility of providing safe food for the consumer by developing and following food safety management systems to prevent, eliminate, or reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.
What is Active Management Control?
Food Safety Inspection Service that regulates food safety of meat, poultry, and some egg products.
What is the USDA?
Big 8
Chemical
Source: the environment, when pigs are fed garbage & free-range, wild game, pork products
Signs: nausea, diarrhea, muscle pain, breathing difficulty, (couldn't be able to tell for 2-28 days)
What is Trichina Spiralis?