Agency
"the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and health education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States"
What is the Center Disease Control (CDC)?
"An illness transmitted by food to humans"
Food Illness
"transforming the nation’s food safety system by shifting the focus from responding to foodborne illness to preventing it. Congress enacted this in response to dramatic changes in the global food system and in our understanding of foodborne illness and its consequences, including the realization that preventable foodborne illness is both a significant public health problem and a threat to the economic well-being of the food system."
What is the Food Safety Modernization ACT (FSDA)?
"Keeping food at proper temperatures — indoor and out — is critical in preventing the growth of foodborne bacteria. The key is to never let your picnic food remain in the “Danger Zone” — between 40 °F and 140 °F — for more than 2 hours, or 1 hour if outdoor temperatures are above 90 °F. This is when bacteria in food can multiply rapidly, and lead to foodborne illness."
What is the FDA definition of Temperature Danger Zone?
"A systematized approach to preventing foodborne illness during the production and preparation of food."
What is Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points system HACCP?
"The temperature range - considered to be 40F-140F (4C-60C) by the USDA for consumers, and 41F to 135F (5C to 57C) according to the FDA Food Code for retailers – that is ideal for bacterial growth."
What is Temperature Danger Zone?
"We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management. We have a vision to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve our Nation's natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands"
What is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)?
"An illness resulting from ingestion of food containing large numbers of living bacteria or other microorganisms."
What is a food infection?
"A measurement of the amount of available (free) water in foods. Water activity ranges from 0 to the highest value of 1.00 which is pure water."
What is Water Activity?
"Leaving food out too long at room temperature can cause bacteria (such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella Enteritidis, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Campylobacter) to grow to dangerous levels that can cause illness. Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F, doubling in number in as little as 20 minutes. This range of temperatures is often called the "Danger Zone."
What is the USDA definition of Temperature Danger Zone?
Food Code
What is "An FDA publication updated every 2 years that explains how food service organizations can prevent foodborne illness while preparing food?"
"An infectious organism consisting of RNA or DNA that reproduces only in living cells."
What is a virus?
"responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. ... also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors."
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
Food Intoxication
What is "An illness resulting from a food containing a toxin?"