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• When is a foodbourne illness considered an outbreak? -✓✓When
two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same
food.
• Which two types of food are the most at risk for contamination? -
✓✓TCS and ready-to-eat food.
• What does TCS food stand for? -✓✓Time and Temperature Control
for Safety
• What does ready-to-eat mean? -✓✓Food that can be eaten with no
further preparation, washing, or cooking.
• What are the five common risk factors that can cause food related
illness? -✓✓1. Purchasing food from unsafe sources.
2. Failing to cook food correctly.
3. Holding food at incorrect temperatures.
4. Using contaminated equipment.
5. Practicing poor personal hygiene.
, • What unsafe practices are related to the five common risk factors of
food related illness? -✓✓Time-temperature abuse, cross-
contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor cleaning and
sanitizing.
• Who is the most at risk for food related illness? -✓✓Preschool age
children, elderly people, and people with compromised immune
systems.
• What medical conditions can affect a person's immune system? -
✓✓Cancer, chemotherapy, HIV/AIDS, and transplants.
• What are the important measures for keeping food safe? -✓✓1.
Controlling time and temperature.
2. Preventing cross-contamination.
3. Practicing good personal hygiene.
4. Purchasing from approved, reputable suppliers.
5. Cleaning and sanitizing items correctly.
• Who issues the food code? -✓✓FDA
• What does FDA stand for? -✓✓Food and Drug Administration