Temps
Food Borne Illness
Flow of Food
Extra Bad Time
Terms and Acronyms
100

Minimum temperature for beef stew

165

100

This illness is associated with raw or undercooked ground beef

E.Coli

100

Best way to keep food safe

Buying prepared foods

100

Although I am rare, I have a fatality rate of 1 in 5. I do not need oxygen and I produce spores. What am I. 

Botulism 

100

This agency is responsible for writing the Food Code

FDA

200

Minimum temperature for commercially raised game

145

200

This illness has jaundice as a symptom 

Hepatitis A

200

The flow of food ends with

service

200

I am on your nose, lips, eyes and ears right now. Touch a wound and I will become very infectious 

Staphylococcus

200
This acronym lists the 6 conditions for bacterial growth

FAT TOM

300

Minimum temperature of commercially processed food

135

300

This illness is associated with RTE foods, the food handler and flies

Shigella

300

The first step in the flow of food

Purchasing 

300

Barracuda and snapper are two fish that can carry this toxin

Ciguatera 

300

This document lists all chemicals used in the operation

SDS (Safety Data Sheets)

400

Minimum temperature of hot held eggs

155

400

This illness is the most common and contagious

Norovirus 

400

The best way to defrost food

In refrigeration, 41°F or lower 

400

If tuna is time-temperature abused, it can release a histamine, otherwise known as 

Scombroid

400

This term refers to the food handler who is a certified ServSafe manager, and is in charge of overseeing that food safety is maintained

PIC (Person In Charge)

500

Minimum temperature for Ratites 

155

500

An undercooked chicken breast can result in this illness

Nontyphoidal Salmonella  

500

This step in the flow of food requires the most safety training and corrective action

Prep

500

I am a bacteria that acts like a virus. I hang out on deli meat and unpasteurized dairy products. Pregnant women fear me.

Listeria 

500
A category of food that meets the correct conditions for bacterial growth

TCS

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