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ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exam: 7th
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foodborne illness (fbi)
:-- a disease transmitted to people by food
foodborne illness outbreak
:-- when 2 or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food
TCS food
:-- food that needs time and temperature control for safety
ready to eat food
:-- food that can be eaten without further preparation, washing or cooking EX deli-
meats, washed fruits and veggies, bakery items, and sugar, spices, and seasonings
3 major contaminants
:-- biological, chemical, and physical
5 most common food handling mistakes
:-- purchasing food from unsafe sources, failing to cook food correctly, holding food at
incorrect temperatures, using contaminated equipment, practicing poor personal hygiene
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Practices related to foodborne illness
:-- Time Temperature Abuse, Cross Contamination, poor personal hygiene, and poor
cleaning and sanitizing
time-temperature abuse
:-- when food stays too long at temperatures that are good for the growth of pathogens
cross-contamination
:-- when pathogens are transferred from one surface or food to another
TCS Foods list
:-- *milk and dairy
* Meat- beef, pork, and lamb
* Shell eggs
*poultry- chicken, turkey, duck
*fish
*shellfish and crustaceans
*baked potato
* heat treated plant food - cooked rice, beans, and vegetables
*tofu and soy products
*sprouts and sprout seeds
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*sliced melons, cut tomatoes, cut leafy greens
*untreated garlic and oil mixtures
Populations at high risk for foodborne illnesses
:-- elderly people, pre-school aged children, and people with compromised immune
systems
State and local health departments
:-- writes the code that regulates retail and foodservice operations
Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Service (PHS)
:-- Conduct research into the cause of foodborne-illness outbreaks. Also, inspects retail
and foodservice operations
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
:-- Inspects meat, poultry, and eggs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
:-- Writes the Food Code
Prevention measures for keeping food safe
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