FAT TOM
Foodborne Illnesses
Contamination
Agencies
Surprise!
100

Pathogens need time to grow.

Time

100

This disease is spread through food and/or surfaces contaminated by fecal matter and can cause jaundice.

Hepatitis A

100

Sand

Chemical

100

Which agency is responsible for how meat, poultry, and eggs are packaged and shipped?

U.S.D.A.

100

What is the Danger Zone?

41°F - 135°F

200

Pathogens grow best in foods that are not acidic.

Acidity

200

This disease is mostly spread by eating raw or undercooked poultry.

Salmonella

200

Maggots

Biological

200

Which agency researches diseases?

C.D.C.

200

What are the five requirements of handwashing stations?

1. Hot and cold water
2. Soap
3. Disposable paper towels
4. Trash can
5. Sign saying "All employees must wash hands"

300

Some pathogens need oxygen to grow.

Oxygen

300

This disease can be spread through food contaminated by feces or vomit from an infected individual, and is also known as the stomach flu.

Norovirus

300

Jewelry

Physical

300

Which agency performs scientific research?

F.D.A.

300

Restrict or exclude?
Sore throat
Fever

Restrict

400

Foodborne pathogens grow best in the Danger Zone.

Temperature

400

This disease is spread by eating food contaminated with feces from an infected person.

Shigella

400

Poison

Intentional

400

What does F.D.A. stand for?

Food and Drug Administration

400

Restrict or exclude?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Jaundice

Exclude

500

Pathogens need moisture to grow.

Moisture

500

This disease is spread through raw or undercooked meat, unpasteurized milk, and contaminated produce.

E. coli

500

E. coli

Biological

500

What does U.S.D.A. stand for?

United States Department of Agriculture

500

What does immunocompromised mean?

A weakened immune system