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Foodborne Illness
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A disease carried or transmitted to people by food
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Foodborne-illness Outbreak
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An iciedent in which two or more people get the same illness after eating the same food.
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Warrenty of Sale
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The rules of how the food must be handled
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Reasonable Care of Defense
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Defense against food related lawsuits stating that an establishment did everything they could to ensure their food was safe
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Immune System
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Bodys defense system againt illness
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Contamination
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Presence of harmful substances in food.
Some occur naturally while others occur through humans or the environment
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Biological Contaminates
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Illness-causing microorganisms
aka Viruses, Toxins, Parasites and Fungi
Found in contaminated seafood, plants and mushrooms
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Time-Temperature Abuse
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Anytime food has been allowed to remain too long at temps that favor growth of foodborne microorganisms
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Cross-Contamination
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Occures when microorganisms are transfered from one surface of food to another
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Personal Hygiene
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Habits that keep hands, body and hair clean
-can offend customers, cause illness, and contaminate food and food surfaces
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Chemical Hazards
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Substances that contaminate food such as cleaners, sanitizers, polishes, lubes, and toxic metals
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Physical Hazards
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Forgein objects that accidentally get into food
EX Hair, dirt, bandages, metal staples and broken glass
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Populations at risk for foodborne illness
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-Infants/Preschoolers
-Pregnant Women
-Elderly People
-Those with compromised immune systems
--Cancer/on cemo
--HIV/AIDS
--Transplant recipiants
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What can foodborne illness cost an establishment?
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-Loss of sales/customers
-loss of reputation
-lowered employee morale
-negative media exposure
-employee absenteeism
-increased insurance premiums
-staff retraining
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Uniform Commerical Code means that a plaintiff must have what to prove a foodborne illness?
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-The food was unfit to be served
-The food caused the plaintiff harm
-By serving the food the establishment violated the warrenty of sale (rules how food must be handled)
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