Common Pathogens
This microbe is found in raw eggs, poultry, and milk.
What is Salmonella?
An instrument that should be placed in the thickest part of the meat without touching the bone or the pan.
What is a thermometer?
The danger zone for foods with a high risk of contamination.
What is 40-140 degrees Fahrenheit?
Removing most of the moisture in food that microbes need to survive.
What is drying or dehydration?
The number of people who die from foodborne illnesses each year.
What is over 3000?
This food toxin is commonly found in raw or undercooked beef and ground beef, unpasteurized milk and juices, bagged lettuce, and alfalfa sprouts.
What is E. Coli 0157:H7?
The safest place to thaw meat or poultry (such as Thanksgiving turkeys).
What is the refrigerator?
A safe temperature for the refrigerator to be set.
What is below 41 degrees Fahrenheit?
The heating process of foods to kill pathogens and spoilage organisms in liquid food items, such as milk, juice, and formula.
Foods that are warm and moist, contain some protein, and have a neutral or slightly acidic pH.
What are potentially hazardous foods?
This bacteria is found in unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses; hot dogs and deli meats; and raw and smoked fish. Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to foodborne illness from this bacterium.
What is Listeria monocytogenes?
This product should be cooked separately or placed inside a turkey just before cooking.
What is stuffing?
The temperature to which whole cuts of meat (steaks, roasts, and chops of pork, beef, veal, and lamb) and fish should be cooked.
What is 145 degrees Fahrenheit?
What is fermenting?
Pregnant women, very young, very old, sick or malnourished people, and those with weakened immune systems.
Who is most vulnerable to food-borne illness?
This food toxin is commonly found in improperly refrigerated meats, eggs, poultry, macaroni salads, and cream-filled pastries.
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
Failing to wash a cutting board between cutting raw meat, poultry, or seafood and ready-to-eat foods such as fruits and vegetables would be an example of this.
What is cross-contamination?
The temperature to which poultry (chicken and turkey), casseroles, and leftovers should be heated.
What is 165 degrees Fahrenheit?
Sterilizing a food by brief exposure to temperatures above those normally used. This process, along with sterile packaging, allows products such as milk to be stored at room temperature.
What is aseptic processing?
Commonly transmitted between people to food as a result of poor hygienic practices, such as improper hand washing. This pathogen is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States.
What is norovirus?
An organism that produces a deadly toxin in anaerobic conditions, such as improperly canned or vacuum-packed foods.
What is Clostridium botulinum?
The four simple rules to prevent most foodborne illness.
What is clean, separate, cook, and chill?
The temperature to which ground beef should be cooked.
What is 160 degrees Fahrenheit?
Preserving food by exposure to energy waves to kill certain pathogens. This food processing method has been found to be safe by numerous health agencies. However, some consumers are skeptical about its safety; therefore, this method cannot be used for certified organic foods.
What is irradiation?
Keeping these four foods separate from other foods will prevent foodborne infections.
What are raw eggs, meat, poultry, and seafood?