Food Protection Pt. 5 Flashcards
Top 5 pitfalls of consumer product recall
1) legal issues
2) PR issues
3) infrastructure issues (companies can’t adapt to higher volume of calls/emails, etc. during a recall)
4) consignee issues (issues retrieving product from geographically dispersed consignees that receive product)
5) disposition issues (figuring out the most efficient/effective method of disposal)
T/F: foods thawed using cold water or by microwave should be cooked before refreezing
T
how much longer does cooking take when food is frozen?
50%
temperature danger zone
40 to 140F
USDA recommended internal cooking temperature for chicken
165F
USDA recommended internal cooking temperature for steaks
145F
USDA recommended internal cooking temperature for ground meat
160F
USDA recommended internal cooking temperature for egg dishes
160F
safe ways to thaw leftovers
-refrigerator (safest)
-cold water (faster but requires more attention)
-microwave oven (fastest, but should be heated until it reaches 165F)
T/F: it is safe to thaw leftovers in the fridge, then refreeze the “leftover leftovers” without reheating it
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What does the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) do
-tracks antimicrobial resistance in foodborne and other enteric bacteria
-Seeks to determine how resistant bacteria move through the food chain
-a cooperative effort of the CDC, FDA, USDA, and state health departments
-tests samples from ill persons, retail meats, and ceca/regulatory samples from farm animals
why is resistance monitoring important
-documents baseline resistance in different reservoirs
-spread: describes spread of resistant bacterial strains and resistance genes
-identify temporal and spatial trends in resistance
-understand association b/w use practices and resistance
-identify risk factors and clinical outcomes of infections caused by antimicrobial resistant bacteria
-provides data for education on current and emerging hazards
-guides evidence-based policies and guidelines to control antimicrobial use in hospitals, communities, agriculture, and vet med
-support risk analysis of foodborne antimicrobial resistance hazards
-identifies interventions to contain resistance and evaluate their effectiveness
What is VET-LIRN
FDA’s Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network
-investigates animal illness caused by good or drugs and studies AMR in sick animals
CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative
“Detect, Respond, Contain”
- invests in prevention
-encourages innovation: informs development of new drugs and diagnostics by sharing isolates and CDC sequencing data
-stop resistance from spreading, emerging
-strengthen national one health surveillance
-improve international AR prevention, surveillance, control
CDC, USDA, and NIH all fall under what department?
Dept. of Health and Human Services
NIH role in AMR activities
-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funds and conducts research on AMR and hospital-acquired infections
-National Center for Biotechnology and Information maintains a global genomic AMR database
CDC role in AMR activities
-conducts surveillance and outbreak investigation of organisms with AMR and other microorganisms affecting human health in community and healthcare settings.
-collects human enteric/intestinal dz surveillance data
-provides guidance and conducts research on antimicrobial stewardship in human healthcare settings and leads the collection of national healthcare AMU data