Rates of Foodborne Illness
Pathogens
Prevention
KSC Foods Lab
Risky Foods
100

The number of Americans each year that die from foodborne illness.

What is 3,000.

100

The foodborne illness pathogen that causes jaundice.

What is Hepatitis A?

100

The length of time you should wash your hands.

What is 20 seconds?

100

What is worn in the Foods Lab while eating.

What is a face shield?

100

The place you are most likely to get foodborne illness.

What is a sit-down restaurant?

200

The number of Americans that get a foodborne illness each year.

What is 48 milion?

200

The two most common foodborne illness pathogens that are viruses.

What is Norovirus and Hepatitis A?

200

The temperature that a refrigerator should be set to.

What is 40 degrees F or below?

200
The number of students in each kitchen in the Foods Lab.

What is one (1)?

200

The category of foods that is the most risky in relation to foodborne illness.

What is fish/shellfish?

300

The number of Americans that are hospitalized each year from foodborne illness.

What is 128,000?
300

The foodborne illness pathogen that grows on the skin and hair.

What is Staph?

300

Chicken should be cooked to this temperature for safety.

What is 165 degrees F?

300

What is worn on the feet in the Foods Lab.

What are closed-toed shoes?

300

Two categories of foods that must be heated to 165 degrees F.  

What are poultry, stuffed foods and microwaved foods (just name 2)?

400

The number of states that reported foodborne illness disease outbreaks in 2017 (the year of the last surveillance report).

What is 50?

400

The foodborne illness pathogen that is found in shellfish.

What is Vibrio?

400

This is the Temperature Danger Zone (TDZ).

What is 41 to 135 degrees F?

400

The thing to remember to when using a fire extinguisher.

What is PASS - pull, aim, squeese, sweep?

400

The foods that can grow Clostridium Perfringens/provide an example.

What is homemade foods left in fridge long/not processed correctly (beef stew, chili, chicken pot pie)?

500

In 2020, the foodborne illness that has been involved in 3 investigations (the most so far).

What is Salmonella?

500

The foodborne illness pathogen that can grow in cool temperature such as on deli meats and hot dogs.

What is Listeria.
500

These are the 3 ways to safely thaw foods.

What are 1. in the fridge, 2. in cold water, 3. in the microwave.

500

The method of cleaning surfaces in the Foods Lab.

What is disinfecting (yellow), rinsing, sanitizing (red)?

500

The 2 categories of foods most likely to contaminated with e.coli.

What is ground meat and produce (contaminated water)?