Chapter 1, Keeping Food Safe Flashcards
Foodborne Illness
A disease transmitted to people by food.
Foodborne-Illness Outbreak
An illness is considered a foodborne-illness outbreak when two or more people have the same symptoms after eating the same food.
Contamination
Prescense of harmful substances in food.
Time-temperature Abuse
Food has stayed too long at temperatures that are good for the growth of pathogens.
Cross-Contamination
When pathogens are transferred from one surface of food to another.
TCS Food
Food requiring time and temperature control for safety
Ready-To-Eat Food
Food that can be eaten without further preparation, washing, or cooking.
High-risk Population
Groups of people that have a higher risk of getting a foodborne illness than others.
Includes preschool age, elderly people, and people with compromised immune systems.
Immune System
The body’s defense system against illness.
