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delayed onset- up to 72 hours; salmonella and E.Coli are examples - Correct Answers foodborne
infection
from ingesting toxins or excrements in food, or chemical, or from food left in TDZ, RAPID onset,
Staphylococcus Aureus and Clostridium Botulinum are examples - Correct Answers foodborne
intoxication
Time and Temperature (T&T), Heat and Cold, Washing of hands and ware-washing - Correct Answers3
areas of food safety and sanitation
pregnant/nursing, infants/children, elderly, systems (immune) compromised - Correct Answers PIES
(high risk populations)
biological (anything living), physical, chemical, cross contamination - Correct Answers4 categories of
food contaminants
bacteria, viruses, parasites fungi - Correct Answers4 kinds of biological hazards
bacteria - Correct AnswersWhat accounts for 90% of foodborne illness?
doubles every 20 minutes if in the danger zone - Correct AnswersHow fast does bacteria grow?
waste products that come from bacteria consuming the nutrients in foods, and then giving off waste;
may feel/look like slime; can NOT be killed with heat or cold; SOME are good (yogurts, cheese, sour
cream) - Correct Answerstoxins
, resistant to heat and dry; thick 'shell". will not reproduce but can go back to growth state if conditions
are right; common in home canned foods - Correct Answersspores
in human intestines (and other animals), can hur food and water, some can cause death to PIES group,
commin ground beef, raw fruits/veggies, - Correct AnswersE. Coli
undercooked ground beef - Correct AnswersWhat are 90% of E.Coli outbreaks due to?
foodborne infection; often in eggs/poultry, human intestines, animals, to prevent: cook poultry to 165
for 15 secs - Correct AnswersSalmonella
is infected with salmonella - Correct Answers1 in 10,000 eggs
ANaerobic growth; can form spores; affects CNS- rare but deadly; foudn in soil, lakes, human intestines,
fish, smoked meats, vacuum packed foods, swollen cans MOST DEADLY bacteria Foodborne intoxication
- Correct AnswersClostridium Botulinum
must be refrigerated to avoid botulism - Correct Answersleftover baked and wrapped potatoes
Modified Atmosphere Packaging are precooked and O2 is taken out - Correct AnswersMAP
lunchmeat, soil water, animal feed, intestines Grows well even under 41 degrees Up to 70% of
refrigerators have listeria MUST keep all foods covered
Causes abortion in pregnant women - Correct AnswersListeria
in human intestines; may produce dysentery; usually passed from not washing hands after bathroom
use; passed from human to human; in ready to eat foods such as beans, pudding, raw oysters, deli meat,
raw spinach and strawberries - Correct AnswersShigella
most common foodborne illness; on skin in noses of 50- 70% of all people; pass through sneeze cough,
scratching facial hair; heat CANNOT kill toxins unusual because it grows in foods that do not have much