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What is a foodborne illness?
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A disease that is carried or transmitted to people by food they have eaten.
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What is a foodborne illness outbreak?
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Incident in which two or more people experience the same the same illness after eating the same food.
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What is the warranty of sale?
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Rules for how the food must be handled.
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What is a reasonable care defense?
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Proving that you have done everything nedded in order to keep the food safe.
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Name 4 populations ar High Risk for Foodborne Illness
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1. Infants and preschool age children
2. The elderly 3. Pregnant women 4. People with compromised immune systems |
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What do these populations have in common?
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Lowered immune systems are weak or not as strong.
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What are the 3 hazards caused by contamination?
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1. Biological
2. Chemical 3. Physical |
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What are the CDC's 5 common factors responsible for foodborne illness?
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1. Purchasing food from unsafe sources
2. Failing to cook food adequately 3. Holding food at improper temperatures 4. Using contaminated equipment 5. Poor personal hygiene |
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What are the 3 ways of time-temperature abuse?
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1.Failing to hold or store food at the requires temperatures
2.Failing to cook or reheat food to the temperature that kill microorganisms 3. Failing to cool food properly |
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What is Cross-Contamination?
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The transfer of pathogens from one surface or food to another.
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What is are microorganisms?
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Small, living organisms that can be seen only by a microscope.
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What are pathogens?
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Disease causing microorganisms.
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What are toxins?
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Poisons.
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What are the 4 types of of microorganisms that can contaminate food?
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1. Bacteria
2. Viruses 3. Parasites 4. Fungi (yeast and mold) |
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What is the difference between spoilage organisms and pathogens?
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Spoilage organisms are visable signs of contaminates. pathogens have no signs.
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