Bacteria/Terms Flashcards
types of hazards:
biological, chemical, physical
people can make food unsafe by:
- poor personal hygiene
- time-temperature abuse
- cross-contamination
- poor cleaning/sanitizing
?: transfer of pathogens from one food to another
Cross contamination
?: allergen from one food transfers to other food item meant to be allergen free
Cross contact
?: sensitivity to foods due to contamination with biological or chemical hazards
Hypersensitivity
Who publishes to food code?
FDA and US public health services
Who manages ServSafe credentials?
NRA national restaurant association
CDC claimed these are the top 5 foodborne pathogens:
Norovirus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter jejuni, Staphylococcus aureus
4 Most costly foodborne bacteria:
Salmonella, listeria, campylobacter, clostridium perfringens
Can classify pathogens based on:
environment, forms, sources
Bacteria need:
F: Food
A: Acid (7-14 pH)
T: Time
T: Temperature
O: Oxygen
M: Moisture
Salmonella SPP
- lives intestines of humans/other animals, found in poultry, eggs, dairy, produce contaminated with salmonella-infected water/soil
- Sym: F, D, V, Stomach cramp
- time onset: 6hrs-6days, lasts 4-7 days
Salmonella Typhi
- transmitted from human to human, found in ready-to-eat food, beverages, contaminated water of shellfish from contaminated water
- PM: exclude person diagnosed with it, cook food to min internal temp, avoid cross contamination
-Sym: F, weakness, stomach pain, headache, loss of appetite - time onset: 6-30 days can last for month
Camoylobacter Jejuni
- in animal organs/intestines infect during slaughter, milk can also be contaminated so pasteurization important, raw/undercooked poultry, contaminated water GASTROENTERITIS
- PM: cook to minimus tempt, no cross-cont, control time/temp
- sym: watery/bloody diarrhea, stomach cramping, F, V, Headaches
- time onset: 2-5days last for 1 eek
Shigella Sp
- human intestine, bare hand flies, water with feces.
- Associated with poultry, cont water, veg, meat/stew/gravy
- Sym: bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps
- time onset: 1-2 days can last 1 week