Food borne illness
When one or more people get sick from eating the same food.
What is a food borne illness outbreak?
What is a hazard?
Tapeworms are an example of this biological pathogen.
What is a parasite?
Fish bones are and example of this.
What is a physical hazard?
This can show up as slime or an alcohol smell in foods like jelly.
What is yeast contamination?
A disease transmitted to people from food.
What is a food borne illness?
Microorganisms that can cause illness.
What are pathogens?
What is acidity?
Storing cleaning supplies in the same area as food can result in this type of contamination.
What is chemical?
Give 4 examples of a TCS food.
Meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, cut vegetables, fish, cooked vegetables/grains, tofu, shellfish, sprouts.
This is the body's defense against illness.
What is the immune system?
What is it called when food is left at temperatures that allow for bacteria to grow quickly.
What is time-temperature abuse?
Mold and yeast are examples of this type of biological contamination.
What is fungi/fungus?
Bacteria grows best in food with this level of acidity.
What is low acidity?
Foods that are more likely to become contaminated because they have the right FATTOM conditions.
Why are TCS(temperature controlled for safety) foods important to keep safe?
The CDC estimates 48 million cases of food borne illness each year. What does CDC stand for?
Viruses usually come from what source?
What is sick employees? Poor personal hygiene.
What is Noro virus or hepatitis A.
The temperature danger zone is this range.
What is 41-135F?
Food that doesn't require any additional cooking before being eaten. Must be handled with gloves or utensils to prevent bare hand contact.
What is ready-to-eat food?
These 3 groups of people are more susceptible to food borne illnesses.
What are elderly, young children, and people with compromised immune systems (HIV/aids)
What is jaundice?
Salmonella and E. Coli are examples of what biological contamination.
What are bacteria?
The 4 categories of biological hazards.
What are virus, bacteria, parasites, fungi?
Food, acidity, time, temperature, oxygen, moisture. The conditions bacteria need to grow.