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illness is considered an outbreak when these three things occur.
Two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food.
An investigation is conducted by state and local regulatory authorities.
The outbreak is confirmed by a laboratory analysis.
The ____ (gov agency) inspects all food except for meat poultry and eggs.
FDA
What is Ciguatera Toxin and where can it be found?
can be found in fish and shellfish. Examples include:
Oysters, barracuda, snapper, grouper and amberjack.
What is a Maximum Registering Thermometer/ what might it be used for?
These thermometers indicate the highest temperatures reached during use.
They are used where temperature readings cannot be continuously monitored.
Used in dishwashers
If you cannot store raw meat, poultry and seafood away from ready to eat foods then store them in the order of_____________
their minimum internal cooking temperature
Unsafe food is usually the result of contamination. Contaminants are divided into three categories.
Biological
Chemical
Physical
The __________regulates and inspects meat, poultry and eggs. The _______also regulates food that crosses state boundaries or involves more than one state
USDA
FDA created this acronym to help develop a food defense program...
A.L.E.R.T
Assure: make sure that you purchase from safe sources
Look: monitor the security of products in the facility
Employees: know who is in your facility
Reports: keep information for food defense accessible
Threat: identify what you will do and who you will contact if there is suspicious activity or a threat at your operation
How accurate does your thermometer need to be that measures food? Air temp in a food storage unit?
within ___ degrees for each
* Thermometers that are used to measure food must be accurate to within plus or minus 2 degrees F
*Thermometers that are used to measure Air temperature in food storage equipment must be accurate to within plus or minus 3 degrees
What are 4 methods for safely defrosting food?
Refrigeration
Running water 70F or lower, the item being thawed can not go over the temp of 41F for more then four hours while being thawed.
Microwaves- items thawed this way must be cooked immediately afterwards
Cooking- items may thaw as part of the cooking process
What is the Temperature Danger Zone?
41-135 F
These agencies assist the FDA, USDA and state and local health departments. They conduct research into the causes and investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks.
CDC and PHS
What are the big 9 allergens?
Milk
Soy products
Eggs
Wheat
Fish
Shellfish
Peanuts
Tree Nuts
Sesame
What is the highest temperature that you can receive:
live shell fish, shucked shell fish, milk, shell eggs?
Live Shellfish- receive at an air temperature of 45 F and internal temp no greater than 50 F -cool to 41 F within 4 hours.
Shucked Shellfish- receive at 45 F or lower- cool to 41 F within 4 hours.
Milk- receive at 45 F or lower
Shell eggs- receive at 45 F or lower
What does ROP stand for?
Reduced Oxygen Packaging
What are ServSafe's THREE categories of High Risk Populations
elderly
pre-school age children (5 and under)
immune compromised
There are four types of pathogens that contaminate food and cause foodborne illness. What are they?
Bacteria
Viruses
Parasites
Fungi
What is Cross Contact?
When allergens are transferred from one food contact surface to another.
Shellfish tags must be kept on the container/ bag until the last of the shellfish has been used. Then it must be kept on file for ___days
90
Cool foods from 135-41 F in ___ hours or less
First cool food from __ to __ F with in ___ hours
Then cool it from __-___ or lower in the next __ hours
6 hours
135-70 in 2 hours
70-41 in 4 hours
What is cross contamination?
When pathogens are transferred for one surface to another.
FDA has dubbed these pathogens the BIG SIX because they are highly contagious and cause severe illness...
THE BIG SIX
Shigella
Salmonella Typhi
Nontyphoidal Salmonella
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) also known as E. coli
Hepatitis A
Norovirus
In some cases food workers must be restricted or excluded from work. Especially if they have these symptoms:
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Jaundice
Sore Throat with a fever
Infected wound or boil that is draining and cannot be covered properly.
Have any of the illnesses form the viruses, bacteria or pathogens previously discussed
Ready to eat food can only be stored for ____days after that date the food must be discarded.
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Floor Mounted Equipment- on legs should be at least ____inches high /off the floor.
Tabletop Equipment on legs should be at least ___ inches high /off the counter.
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