At risk
5 risk factors
Unsafe foods
Contaminants
What am I
100

My crazy toddler.

What is preschool-age children


100

I got a great price on fish from this truck I saw on the side of the road.

What is Purchasing food from unsafe sources.

100

Wiping cloths are not stored in a sanitizer solution between uses.

What is poor sanitizing.

100

A bone found in a fish filet.

What is a physical contaminant.

100

Two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food.

What is an outbreak.

200

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and tuberculosis.

What is people with compromised immune systems.

200

What, I cooked the chicken for 2 minutes on each side.

What is Failing to cook food correctly.

200

Food-contact surfaces are wiped clean instead of being washed and  rinsed.

What is Poor Cleaning.

200

Bacteria

What are biological contaminants.

200

Time

Language and culture

Literacy and education

Unapproved suppliers

What are Challenges to Food Safety.

300

Grandma and grandpa.

What is elderly people.

300

I had the rice in the steamtable on low so it wouldn't dry out.

What is Holding food at incorrect temperatures

300

Fail to wash their hands correctly after using the restroom, coughing or sneezing on food, working while sick.

What is poor personal hygiene.

300

Bleach

What is a chemical contaminant

300

Loss of customers, sales, and reputaion
Lawsuits
Negative media exposure
Increased insurance premiums

What are Costs of Foodborne Illnesses

400

Abbreviation for food that can be eaten without further preparation, washing, or cooking. 


What is an RTE food.

400

I rinsed my hands off when I went to the restroom.

What is Practicing poor personal hygiene.

400

When pathogens are transferred from one surface or food to another. 


What is Cross-contamination.

400

Parasites and mold

What are biological contaminants.

400

A disease transmitted to people through food.

What is a foodborne illness.

500

Abbreviation for food that requires time and temperature control to limit pathogen growth.


What is a TCS food.

500

Another employee told me to flip the cutting board over after I cut up the raw chicken before I cut up the carrots.

What is Using contaminated equipment.

500

When food stays too long at temperatures good for pathogen growth.

What is Time-temperature abuse.

500

Tomato juice served in a pewter pitcher.

What is a chemical contaminant.

500

An investigation has been conducted by state and local regulatory authorities and has been confirmed by laboratory analysis.

What is as an outbreak.