Foodborne Illness
Food Safety Control
True or False
Food Safety Potpourri
Food Safety Definitions
100

This is used in making blue veined cheeses, soft cheese and soy sauce.

What is mold?

100

The basis of food safety regulations is to make sure that food offered to consumers is  _______ (HINT: 3 things)

What is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented?

100

The CDC publishes updates on the Food Code.

False 

100

This type of bacteria needs oxygen to reproduce.

What are aerobes?

100

The presence of pests is called this.

What is an infestation.

200
These are the 3 types of hazards to food.

What are biological, physical and chemical.

200

This best know and most widely used food safety management system is called.......

What is HACCP- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point?

200

Physical and chemical hazards cause the greatest number of food safety problem.

False

200

This is an an organism that causes disease.

What is a pathogen?

200

This is a reverse flow of contaminated water into potable water supplies.

What is backflow?

300

This parasite is found in raw and lightly cooked seafood.

What is anisakis?

300

This is an action designed to eliminate a hazard or to reduce the risk from it to an acceptable level.

What is control or control measure?

300

The minimum internal temperature for ground beef and pork is 111o F.

False. The temperature should be 155F.

300

These are the main chemicals used for cleaning.

What are detergents?

300

This is a very small life form including bacteria viruses, molds, yeasts and parasites.

What is a microorganism or microbe?

400

The temperature range in which pathogenic bacteria multiplies most rapidly is called__________.

What is the danger zone?

400

Anything biological, physical or chemical that could cause harm to the consumer.

What is a foodborne hazard?


400

Handwashing sinks must provide water at a temperature of at least 100F -108o F.

True

400

True or False. When washing your hands use any sink that has soap.

False. Use a sink designated for handwashing.

400

This is the time it takes for the symptoms of a foodborne illness to start after contaminated food has been eaten.

What is onset?

500

Name the 6 requirements  that enable disease causing bacteria. (HINT: acronym)

F- food

A-acidity level

T- temperature 

T- time

O- oxygen needed

M- Moisture

500

The first HACCP principle is ............

What is conduct a hazard analysis?

500

The internal/core temperature is at the center to thickest part of the food.

True

500

True or False. Food must be immediately stored after inspection.

True.
500

This is a person who carries pathogenic microorganisms without suffering systems.

Who is a carrier?